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Recognised as Colour

#A6EDE7

  • #A6EDE7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A6EDE7 is a cyan with RGB values 166, 237, 231 and HSL 175°, 66%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A6EDE7#A6EDE7
HEX#A6EDE7
RGBrgb(166, 237, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9294, 0.9059
RGB percentages65.1%, 92.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(174.9, 66.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.9, 30%, 92.9%)
CMYK30%, 0%, 2.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,939,879
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EDE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#591218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DCE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8EF1EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 15.3Light cyan · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2Honeydew · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA6AC
Analogous#A6EDC4, #A6D0ED
Triadic#E7A6ED, #EDE7A6
Split complementary#EDA6D0, #EDC4A6
Tetradic#C4A6ED, #EDA6AC, #D0EDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFE
Lighter +10%#D0F6F2
Darker −10%#7CE4DC
Darker −20%#51DCD0
Darker −30%#2AD0C2
Darker −40%#21A69A
More saturated +25%#99FAF2
Less saturated −25%#B3E0DC

Channel breakdown

R166
G237
B231
Red166 (65.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue174.93°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G ED · B E7

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