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Recognised as Colour

#A2C5BF

  • #A2C5BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A2C5BF is a cyan with RGB values 162, 197, 191 and HSL 170°, 23%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A2C5BF#A2C5BF
HEX#A2C5BF
RGBrgb(162, 197, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7725, 0.749
RGB percentages63.5%, 77.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(169.7, 23.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 17.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK17.8%, 0%, 3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,667,455
CSS custom property--colour: #A2C5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#5D3A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C1BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBCC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5A2A8
Analogous#A2C5AD, #A2BAC5
Triadic#BFA2C5, #C5BFA2
Split complementary#C5A2BA, #C5ADA2
Tetradic#ADA2C5, #C5A2A8, #BAC5A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1ECEA
Lighter +10%#C1D9D5
Darker −10%#83B1A9
Darker −20%#639E94
Darker −30%#4F7F77
Darker −40%#3C5F59
More saturated +25%#8FD8CB
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R162
G197
B191
Red162 (63.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue169.71°
Saturation (HSL)23.18%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G C5 · B BF

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