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Recognised as Colour

#A8CBC3

  • #A8CBC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A8CBC3 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 203, 195 and HSL 166°, 25%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A8CBC3#A8CBC3
HEX#A8CBC3
RGBrgb(168, 203, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7961, 0.7647
RGB percentages65.9%, 79.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(166.3, 25.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.3, 17.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,062,211
CSS custom property--colour: #A8CBC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#57343C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C2C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FCCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 13.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 14.3Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA8B0
Analogous#A8CBB1, #A8C2CB
Triadic#C3A8CB, #CBC3A8
Split complementary#CBA8C2, #CBB1A8
Tetradic#B1A8CB, #CBA8B0, #C1CBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8F1EF
Lighter +10%#C8DED9
Darker −10%#88B8AD
Darker −20%#68A597
Darker −30%#52887C
Darker −40%#3E695F
More saturated +25%#97DCCC
Less saturated −25%#B9BABA

Channel breakdown

R168
G203
B195
Red168 (65.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue166.29°
Saturation (HSL)25.18%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G CB · B C3

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