Recognised as Colour
#A4E5D4
- #A4E5D4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#A4E5D4 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 229, 212 and HSL 164°, 56%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#A4E5D4#A4E5D4
HEX#A4E5D4
RGBrgb(164, 229, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.898, 0.8314
RGB percentages64.3%, 89.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(164.3, 55.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 28.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 7.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,806,740
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E5D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.74:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#5B1A2B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5A4B5
Analogous#A4E5B4, #A4D5E5
Triadic#D4A4E5, #E5D4A4
Split complementary#E5A4D5, #E5B4A4
Tetradic#B4A4E5, #E5A4B5, #D5E5A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G229
B212
Red164 (64.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue164.31°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E5 · B D4
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