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Recognised as Colour

#A2E5DC

  • #A2E5DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A2E5DC is a cyan with RGB values 162, 229, 220 and HSL 172°, 56%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A2E5DC#A2E5DC
HEX#A2E5DC
RGBrgb(162, 229, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.898, 0.8627
RGB percentages63.5%, 89.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(171.9, 56.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 29.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK29.3%, 0%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,675,676
CSS custom property--colour: #A2E5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#5D1A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDEDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DE8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 15.3Light cyan · ΔE 17.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Honeydew · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A2AB
Analogous#A2E5BB, #A2CDE5
Triadic#DCA2E5, #E5DCA2
Split complementary#E5A2CD, #E5BBA2
Tetradic#BAA2E5, #E5A2AB, #CDE5A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FBFA
Lighter +10%#CAF0EB
Darker −10%#7ADACD
Darker −20%#52CFBE
Darker −30%#34BAA8
Darker −40%#299284
More saturated +25%#93F4E7
Less saturated −25%#B1D6D1

Channel breakdown

R162
G229
B220
Red162 (63.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue171.94°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G E5 · B DC

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