Colour

#A1ECF2

#A1ECF2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A1ECF2 is a cyan with RGB values 161, 236, 242 and HSL 184°, 76%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A1ECF2#A1ECF2

HEX#A1ECF2

RGBrgb(161, 236, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.9255, 0.949

RGB percentages63.1%, 92.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(184.4, 75.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 33.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK33.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,611,954

CSS custom property--colour: #A1ECF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#5E130D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E6F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3DBF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#82F2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.5 Powder blue · ΔE 8.3 Light blue · ΔE 11.9 Sky blue · ΔE 16.1 Light cyan · ΔE 16.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.49, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2A7A1

Analogous#A1F2D0, #A1C3F2

Triadic#F2A1EC, #ECF2A1

Split complementary#F2A1C3, #F2D0A1

Tetradic#D0A1F2, #F2A7A1, #C3F2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFEFE

Lighter +10%#CEF5F8

Darker −10%#74E3EC

Darker −20%#47DAE6

Darker −30%#1ECEDC

Darker −40%#18A4AF

More saturated +25%#94F7FF

Less saturated −25%#AEE1E5

Channel breakdown

R161

G236

B242

Red161 (63.1%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue184.44°

Saturation (HSL)75.7%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G EC · B F2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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