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Recognised as Colour

#A7ECD8

  • #A7ECD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A7ECD8 is a cyan with RGB values 167, 236, 216 and HSL 163°, 64%, 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

#A7ECD8#A7ECD8
HEX#A7ECD8
RGBrgb(167, 236, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.9255, 0.8471
RGB percentages65.5%, 92.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(162.6, 64.5%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 29.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK29.2%, 0%, 8.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,005,144
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ECD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 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#581327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDBD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94EEE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 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 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 16Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Light cyan · ΔE 19.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9Honeydew · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA7BB
Analogous#A7ECB6, #A7DEEC
Triadic#D8A7EC, #ECD8A7
Split complementary#ECA7DE, #ECB5A7
Tetradic#B6A7EC, #ECA7BB, #DEECA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFD
Lighter +10%#D1F5EB
Darker −10%#7DE3C5
Darker −20%#53DAB3
Darker −30%#2CCE9F
Darker −40%#23A47E
More saturated +25%#9AF9DE
Less saturated −25%#B4DFD2

Channel breakdown

R167
G236
B216
Red167 (65.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue162.61°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A7 · G EC · B D8

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