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Recognised as Colour

#A6DBCE

  • #A6DBCE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A6DBCE is a cyan with RGB values 166, 219, 206 and HSL 165°, 42%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A6DBCE#A6DBCE
HEX#A6DBCE
RGBrgb(166, 219, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8588, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.1%, 85.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(165.3, 42.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.3, 24.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK24.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,935,246
CSS custom property--colour: #A6DBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#592431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7D5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCDCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98DDD7no 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 text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.7Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 15.1Light cyan · ΔE 17.8Light grey · ΔE 19.7Honeydew · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA6B3
Analogous#A6DBB3, #A6CEDB
Triadic#CEA6DB, #DBCEA6
Split complementary#DBA6CE, #DBB3A6
Tetradic#B3A6DB, #DBA6B3, #CEDBA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF8F6
Lighter +10%#CAEAE2
Darker −10%#82CCBA
Darker −20%#5DBEA6
Darker −30%#43A58D
Darker −40%#34816E
More saturated +25%#96EBD6
Less saturated −25%#B6CBC6

Channel breakdown

R166
G219
B206
Red166 (65.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue165.28°
Saturation (HSL)42.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G DB · B CE

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