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Recognised as Colour

#A4FAEE

  • #A4FAEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A4FAEE is a cyan with RGB values 164, 250, 238 and HSL 172°, 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

#A4FAEE#A4FAEE
HEX#A4FAEE
RGBrgb(164, 250, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.9804, 0.9333
RGB percentages64.3%, 98%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(171.6, 89.6%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 34.4%, 98%)
CMYK34.4%, 0%, 4.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,812,142
CSS custom property--colour: #A4FAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.49:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#5B0511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2F1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86FEF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1Light cyan · ΔE 19.2Turquoise · ΔE 19.4Aquamarine · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA4B0
Analogous#A4FAC3, #A4DBFA
Triadic#EEA4FA, #FAEEA4
Split complementary#FAA4DB, #FAC3A4
Tetradic#C3A4FA, #FAA4B0, #DBFAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4FDF7
Darker −10%#74F7E5
Darker −20%#43F5DC
Darker −30%#13F2D3
Darker −40%#0BC7AD
More saturated +25%#9FFFF2
Less saturated −25%#B0EEE5

Channel breakdown

R164
G250
B238
Red164 (64.3%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue171.63°
Saturation (HSL)89.58%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G FA · B EE

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