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Recognised as Colour

#A3CEC6

  • #A3CEC6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A3CEC6 is a cyan with RGB values 163, 206, 198 and HSL 169°, 30%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A3CEC6#A3CEC6
HEX#A3CEC6
RGBrgb(163, 206, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8078, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.9%, 80.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(168.8, 30.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 20.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 3.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,735,302
CSS custom property--colour: #A3CEC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#5C3139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC9C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C3C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#97D0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA3AB
Analogous#A3CEB1, #A3C0CE
Triadic#C6A3CE, #CEC6A3
Split complementary#CEA3C0, #CEB1A3
Tetradic#B1A3CE, #CEA3AB, #C0CEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F1EF
Lighter +10%#C4E0DB
Darker −10%#82BCB1
Darker −20%#60AB9D
Darker −30%#4B8D81
Darker −40%#396C62
More saturated +25%#91E0D1
Less saturated −25%#B5BCBB

Channel breakdown

R163
G206
B198
Red163 (63.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue168.84°
Saturation (HSL)30.5%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G CE · B C6

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