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Recognised as Colour

#A5EDD8

  • #A5EDD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A5EDD8 is a cyan with RGB values 165, 237, 216 and HSL 162°, 67%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A5EDD8#A5EDD8
HEX#A5EDD8
RGBrgb(165, 237, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.9294, 0.8471
RGB percentages64.7%, 92.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(162.5, 66.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 30.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK30.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,874,328
CSS custom property--colour: #A5EDD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.71:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#5A1227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E4D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDBD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91EFE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 17Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6Light cyan · ΔE 20.2Turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA5BA
Analogous#A5EDB4, #A5DEED
Triadic#D8A5ED, #EDD8A5
Split complementary#EDA5DE, #EDB4A5
Tetradic#B4A5ED, #EDA5BA, #DEEDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFEFD
Lighter +10%#D0F6EA
Darker −10%#7AE5C6
Darker −20%#50DCB3
Darker −30%#29D09F
Darker −40%#21A57F
More saturated +25%#98FBDE
Less saturated −25%#B3E0D2

Channel breakdown

R165
G237
B216
Red165 (64.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue162.5°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G ED · B D8

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