Colour

#A3ECD9

#A3ECD9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A3ECD9 is a cyan with RGB values 163, 236, 217 and HSL 164°, 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

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HEX#A3ECD9

RGBrgb(163, 236, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.9255, 0.851

RGB percentages63.9%, 92.5%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(164.4, 65.8%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 30.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK30.9%, 0%, 8.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,743,001

CSS custom property--colour: #A3ECD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#5C1326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7E3D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8EEEE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11 Powder blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8 Turquoise · ΔE 19.8 Light cyan · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECA3B6

Analogous#A3ECB4, #A3DBEC

Triadic#D9A3EC, #ECD9A3

Split complementary#ECA3DB, #ECB4A3

Tetradic#B4A3EC, #ECA3B6, #DBECA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8FDFC

Lighter +10%#CDF5EA

Darker −10%#79E3C8

Darker −20%#4EDBB6

Darker −30%#2ACCA2

Darker −40%#21A280

More saturated +25%#95FAE0

Less saturated −25%#B1DED2

Channel breakdown

R163

G236

B217

Red163 (63.9%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue164.38°

Saturation (HSL)65.77%

Lightness78.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A3 · G EC · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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