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Recognised as Colour

#A6D8CB

  • #A6D8CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A6D8CB is a cyan with RGB values 166, 216, 203 and HSL 164°, 39%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A6D8CB#A6D8CB
HEX#A6D8CB
RGBrgb(166, 216, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8471, 0.7961
RGB percentages65.1%, 84.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(164.4, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK23.1%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,934,475
CSS custom property--colour: #A6D8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#592734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D2CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99D9D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 14.9Light cyan · ΔE 18.2Light grey · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8A6B3
Analogous#A6D8B2, #A6CCD8
Triadic#CBA6D8, #D8CBA6
Split complementary#D8A6CC, #D8B2A6
Tetradic#B2A6D8, #D8A6B3, #CCD8A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF7F4
Lighter +10%#C9E8E0
Darker −10%#83C8B6
Darker −20%#5FB9A2
Darker −30%#469F88
Darker −40%#367C6A
More saturated +25%#96E8D3
Less saturated −25%#B6C8C3

Channel breakdown

R166
G216
B203
Red166 (65.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue164.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G D8 · B CB

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