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Recognised as Colour

#A6EECE

  • #A6EECE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#A6EECE is a cyan with RGB values 166, 238, 206 and HSL 153°, 68%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#A6EECE#A6EECE
HEX#A6EECE
RGBrgb(166, 238, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9333, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.1%, 93.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(153.3, 67.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 30.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 13.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,940,110
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.74:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#591131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDBD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#96EEE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Aquamarine · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 20Turquoise · ΔE 21Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA6C6
Analogous#A6EEAA, #A6EAEE
Triadic#CEA6EE, #EECEA6
Split complementary#EEA6EA, #EEAAA6
Tetradic#AAA6EE, #EEA6C6, #EAEEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFD
Lighter +10%#D1F6E6
Darker −10%#7BE6B6
Darker −20%#50DE9F
Darker −30%#28D387
Darker −40%#20A86C
More saturated +25%#99FBCF
Less saturated −25%#B3E1CD

Channel breakdown

R166
G238
B206
Red166 (65.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue153.33°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G EE · B CE

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