Recognised as Colour

#A4FAEC

#A4FAEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A4FAEC is a cyan with RGB values 164, 250, 236 and HSL 170°, 90%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A4FAEC#A4FAEC

HEX#A4FAEC

RGBrgb(164, 250, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.9804, 0.9255

RGB percentages64.3%, 98%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(170.2, 89.6%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 34.4%, 98%)

CMYK34.4%, 0%, 5.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,812,140

CSS custom property--colour: #A4FAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.46:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#5B0513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2F1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3E5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#87FDF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Powder blue · ΔE 17.5 Turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Light cyan · ΔE 19.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAA4B2

Analogous#A4FAC1, #A4DDFA

Triadic#ECA4FA, #FAECA4

Split complementary#FAA4DD, #FAC1A4

Tetradic#C1A4FA, #FAA4B2, #DDFAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D4FDF6

Darker −10%#74F7E2

Darker −20%#43F5D8

Darker −30%#13F2CE

Darker −40%#0BC7A8

More saturated +25%#9FFFEF

Less saturated −25%#B0EEE4

Channel breakdown

R164

G250

B236

Red164 (64.3%)

Green250 (98%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue170.23°

Saturation (HSL)89.58%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A4 · G FA · B EC

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Colour values

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