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Recognised as Colour

#A4E9CE

  • #A4E9CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A4E9CE is a cyan with RGB values 164, 233, 206 and HSL 157°, 61%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A4E9CE#A4E9CE
HEX#A4E9CE
RGBrgb(164, 233, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.9137, 0.8078
RGB percentages64.3%, 91.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(156.5, 61.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 29.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 11.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,807,758
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E9CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#5B1631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D7D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#93EAE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.3Aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A4BF
Analogous#A4E9AB, #A4E2E9
Triadic#CEA4E9, #E9CEA4
Split complementary#E9A4E2, #E9ABA4
Tetradic#ABA4E9, #E9A4BF, #E2E9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FDFA
Lighter +10%#CDF3E4
Darker −10%#7BDFB8
Darker −20%#52D5A2
Darker −30%#30C48A
Darker −40%#269B6D
More saturated +25%#96F7D1
Less saturated −25%#B2DBCB

Channel breakdown

R164
G233
B206
Red164 (64.3%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue156.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.06%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E9 · B CE

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