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Recognised as Colour

#A2D8CD

  • #A2D8CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A2D8CD is a cyan with RGB values 162, 216, 205 and HSL 168°, 41%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A2D8CD#A2D8CD
HEX#A2D8CD
RGBrgb(162, 216, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.8471, 0.8039
RGB percentages63.5%, 84.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(167.8, 40.9%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 25%, 84.7%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 5.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,672,333
CSS custom property--colour: #A2D8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#5D2732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D2CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93DAD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 14.3Light cyan · ΔE 18.4Light grey · ΔE 19.7Silver · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8A2AD
Analogous#A2D8B2, #A2C8D8
Triadic#CDA2D8, #D8CDA2
Split complementary#D8A2C8, #D8B2A2
Tetradic#B2A2D8, #D8A2AD, #C8D8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF6F4
Lighter +10%#C6E7E0
Darker −10%#7EC9BA
Darker −20%#5ABAA6
Darker −30%#429F8C
Darker −40%#337B6C
More saturated +25%#92E9D7
Less saturated −25%#B3C8C3

Channel breakdown

R162
G216
B205
Red162 (63.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue167.78°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G D8 · B CD

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