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Recognised as Colour

#A6E0D1

  • #A6E0D1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A6E0D1 is a cyan with RGB values 166, 224, 209 and HSL 164°, 48%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A6E0D1#A6E0D1
HEX#A6E0D1
RGBrgb(166, 224, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8784, 0.8196
RGB percentages65.1%, 87.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(164.5, 48.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 25.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 6.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,936,529
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E0D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#591F2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD9D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D1D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#97E2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 16.7Light cyan · ΔE 18Honeydew · ΔE 19.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A6B5
Analogous#A6E0B4, #A6D2E0
Triadic#D1A6E0, #E0D1A6
Split complementary#E0A6D2, #E0B4A6
Tetradic#B4A6E0, #E0A6B5, #D2E0A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FAF8
Lighter +10%#CCEDE5
Darker −10%#80D3BD
Darker −20%#5AC6AA
Darker −30%#3DB092
Darker −40%#308A73
More saturated +25%#97EFD8
Less saturated −25%#B5D1CA

Channel breakdown

R166
G224
B209
Red166 (65.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue164.48°
Saturation (HSL)48.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E0 · B D1

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