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Recognised as Colour

#A3ECD3

  • #A3ECD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A3ECD3 is a cyan with RGB values 163, 236, 211 and HSL 159°, 66%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A3ECD3#A3ECD3
HEX#A3ECD3
RGBrgb(163, 236, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.9255, 0.8275
RGB percentages63.9%, 92.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(159.5, 65.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 30.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 10.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,742,995
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ECD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#5C132C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDAD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90EDE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA3BC
Analogous#A3ECAF, #A3E0EC
Triadic#D3A3EC, #ECD3A3
Split complementary#ECA3E1, #ECAFA3
Tetradic#AFA3EC, #ECA3BC, #E1ECA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FDFB
Lighter +10%#CDF5E7
Darker −10%#79E3BF
Darker −20%#4EDBAB
Darker −30%#2ACC94
Darker −40%#21A276
More saturated +25%#95FAD7
Less saturated −25%#B1DECF

Channel breakdown

R163
G236
B211
Red163 (63.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue159.45°
Saturation (HSL)65.77%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G EC · B D3

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