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Recognised as Colour

#A6EAEE

  • #A6EAEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A6EAEE is a cyan with RGB values 166, 234, 238 and HSL 183°, 68%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A6EAEE#A6EAEE
HEX#A6EAEE
RGBrgb(166, 234, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9176, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.1%, 91.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(183.3, 67.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 30.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,939,118
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#591511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DAEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#8CEFEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 2.9Powder blue · ΔE 6.6Light blue · ΔE 10.7Light cyan · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Azure · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 2.87, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEAAA6
Analogous#A6EECE, #A6C6EE
Triadic#EEA6EA, #EAEEA6
Split complementary#EEA6C6, #EECEA6
Tetradic#CEA6EE, #EEAAA6, #C6EEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFE
Lighter +10%#D1F4F6
Darker −10%#7BE0E6
Darker −20%#50D6DE
Darker −30%#28C9D3
Darker −40%#20A0A8
More saturated +25%#99F6FB
Less saturated −25%#B3DEE1

Channel breakdown

R166
G234
B238
Red166 (65.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue183.33°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G EA · B EE

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