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Recognised as Colour

#A4E9E5

  • #A4E9E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A4E9E5 is a cyan with RGB values 164, 233, 229 and HSL 177°, 61%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A4E9E5#A4E9E5
HEX#A4E9E5
RGBrgb(164, 233, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.9137, 0.898
RGB percentages64.3%, 91.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(176.5, 61.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 29.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 1.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,807,781
CSS custom property--colour: #A4E9E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#5B161A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CEDE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.7Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 13.7Light cyan · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.69, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A4A8
Analogous#A4E9C2, #A4CBE9
Triadic#E5A4E9, #E9E5A4
Split complementary#E9A4CB, #E9C2A4
Tetradic#C3A4E9, #E9A4A8, #CBE9A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FDFC
Lighter +10%#CDF3F1
Darker −10%#7BDFD9
Darker −20%#52D5CE
Darker −30%#30C4BC
Darker −40%#269B95
More saturated +25%#96F7F1
Less saturated −25%#B2DBD9

Channel breakdown

R164
G233
B229
Red164 (64.3%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue176.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.06%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G E9 · B E5

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