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Recognised as Colour

#A4C9C3

  • #A4C9C3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A4C9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 201, 195 and HSL 170°, 26%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A4C9C3#A4C9C3
HEX#A4C9C3
RGBrgb(164, 201, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7882, 0.7647
RGB percentages64.3%, 78.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(170.3, 25.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 18.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 0%, 3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,799,555
CSS custom property--colour: #A4C9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5B363C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBFC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9ACBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.5Light blue · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 13.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9A4AA
Analogous#A4C9B0, #A4BDC9
Triadic#C3A4C9, #C9C3A4
Split complementary#C9A4BD, #C9B0A4
Tetradic#B0A4C9, #C9A4AA, #BCC9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EFED
Lighter +10%#C4DCD8
Darker −10%#84B6AE
Darker −20%#64A399
Darker −30%#4F857C
Darker −40%#3C655E
More saturated +25%#92DBCF
Less saturated −25%#B6B7B7

Channel breakdown

R164
G201
B195
Red164 (64.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue170.27°
Saturation (HSL)25.52%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G C9 · B C3

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