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Recognised as Colour

#A2ECE1

  • #A2ECE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A2ECE1 is a cyan with RGB values 162, 236, 225 and HSL 171°, 66%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A2ECE1#A2ECE1
HEX#A2ECE1
RGBrgb(162, 236, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.9255, 0.8824
RGB percentages63.5%, 92.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(171.1, 66.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 31.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 4.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,677,473
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ECE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5D131E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AEFE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 17.8Light cyan · ΔE 17.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Turquoise · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA2AD
Analogous#A2ECBC, #A2D2EC
Triadic#E1A2EC, #ECE1A2
Split complementary#ECA2D2, #ECBCA2
Tetradic#BCA2EC, #ECA2AD, #D2ECA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FDFC
Lighter +10%#CCF5EF
Darker −10%#78E3D3
Darker −20%#4DDBC6
Darker −30%#2ACBB3
Darker −40%#21A18E
More saturated +25%#94FAEB
Less saturated −25%#B0DED7

Channel breakdown

R162
G236
B225
Red162 (63.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue171.08°
Saturation (HSL)66.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A2 · G EC · B E1

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