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Recognised as Colour

#A4E6E2

  • #A4E6E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A4E6E2 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 230, 226 and HSL 176°, 57%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A4E6E2#A4E6E2
HEX#A4E6E2
RGBrgb(164, 230, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.902, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.3%, 90.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(176.4, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK28.7%, 0%, 1.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,807,010
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#5B191D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDFE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D6E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EEAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.9Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 12.9Light cyan · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6A4A8
Analogous#A4E6C1, #A4C9E6
Triadic#E2A4E6, #E6E2A4
Split complementary#E6A4C9, #E6C1A4
Tetradic#C1A4E6, #E6A4A8, #C9E6A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4FCFC
Lighter +10%#CCF1EF
Darker −10%#7CDBD5
Darker −20%#54D0C9
Darker −30%#34BDB5
Darker −40%#29958F
More saturated +25%#96F5EF
Less saturated −25%#B3D8D5

Channel breakdown

R164
G230
B226
Red164 (64.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue176.36°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E6 · B E2

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