Recognised as Colour

#A4CCC8

#A4CCC8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#A4CCC8 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 204, 200 and HSL 174°, 28%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A4CCC8#A4CCC8

HEX#A4CCC8

RGBrgb(164, 204, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.8, 0.7843

RGB percentages64.3%, 80%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(174, 28.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174, 19.6%, 80%)

CMYK19.6%, 0%, 2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,800,328

CSS custom property--colour: #A4CCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#5B3337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C8C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#99CECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.9 Light blue · ΔE 10.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9 Silver · ΔE 14.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCA4A8

Analogous#A4CCB4, #A4BCCC

Triadic#C8A4CC, #CCC8A4

Split complementary#CCA4BC, #CCB4A4

Tetradic#B4A4CC, #CCA4A8, #BCCCA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5F1F0

Lighter +10%#C5DEDC

Darker −10%#83BAB4

Darker −20%#63A7A0

Darker −30%#4D8A84

Darker −40%#3B6964

More saturated +25%#92DED6

Less saturated −25%#B6BABA

Channel breakdown

R164

G204

B200

Red164 (64.3%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue174°

Saturation (HSL)28.17%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A4 · G CC · B C8

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