Recognised as Colour
#A1EAEB
- #A1EAEB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#A1EAEB is a cyan with RGB values 161, 234, 235 and HSL 181°, 65%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#A1EAEB#A1EAEB
HEX#A1EAEB
RGBrgb(161, 234, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.9176, 0.9216
RGB percentages63.1%, 91.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(180.8, 64.9%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 31.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK31.5%, 0.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,611,435
CSS custom property--colour: #A1EAEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5E1514
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBA2A1
Analogous#A1EBC7, #A1C5EB
Triadic#EBA1EA, #EAEBA1
Split complementary#EBA1C5, #EBC7A1
Tetradic#C7A1EB, #EBA2A1, #C5EBA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G234
B235
Red161 (63.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue180.81°
Saturation (HSL)64.91%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G EA · B EB
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