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Recognised as Colour

#A3E5EB

  • #A3E5EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A3E5EB is a cyan with RGB values 163, 229, 235 and HSL 185°, 64%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A3E5EB#A3E5EB
HEX#A3E5EB
RGBrgb(163, 229, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.898, 0.9216
RGB percentages63.9%, 89.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(185, 64.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 30.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK30.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,741,227
CSS custom property--colour: #A3E5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#5C1A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDFECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#89EAE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.5Powder blue · ΔE 5.4Light blue · ΔE 9.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light cyan · ΔE 15.6Azure · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA9A3
Analogous#A3EBCD, #A3C1EB
Triadic#EBA3E5, #E5EBA3
Split complementary#EBA3C1, #EBCDA3
Tetradic#CDA3EB, #EBA9A3, #C1EBA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FDFD
Lighter +10%#CDF1F4
Darker −10%#79D9E2
Darker −20%#4FCDD9
Darker −30%#2CBCC9
Darker −40%#23959F
More saturated +25%#95F1F9
Less saturated −25%#B1D9DD

Channel breakdown

R163
G229
B235
Red163 (63.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G E5 · B EB

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