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Recognised as Colour

#A2D9C7

  • #A2D9C7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A2D9C7 is a cyan with RGB values 162, 217, 199 and HSL 160°, 42%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A2D9C7#A2D9C7
HEX#A2D9C7
RGBrgb(162, 217, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.851, 0.7804
RGB percentages63.5%, 85.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(160.4, 42%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 25.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 8.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,672,583
CSS custom property--colour: #A2D9C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#5D2638

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94DAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 18Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Light cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9A2B4
Analogous#A2D9AC, #A2D0D9
Triadic#C7A2D9, #D9C7A2
Split complementary#D9A2D0, #D9ACA2
Tetradic#ACA2D9, #D9A2B4, #D0D9A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF7F3
Lighter +10%#C6E8DD
Darker −10%#7ECAB1
Darker −20%#5ABB9B
Darker −30%#42A081
Darker −40%#337C64
More saturated +25%#92E9CD
Less saturated −25%#B2C9C1

Channel breakdown

R162
G217
B199
Red162 (63.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue160.36°
Saturation (HSL)41.98%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G D9 · B C7

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