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Recognised as Colour

#A8E2D4

  • #A8E2D4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8E2D4 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 226, 212 and HSL 166°, 50%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8E2D4#A8E2D4
HEX#A8E2D4
RGBrgb(168, 226, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8863, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.9%, 88.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(165.5, 50%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 25.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 6.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,068,116
CSS custom property--colour: #A8E2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#571D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDBD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#98E4DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 16.3Light cyan · ΔE 17.2Honeydew · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A8B6
Analogous#A8E2B7, #A8D3E2
Triadic#D4A8E2, #E2D4A8
Split complementary#E2A8D3, #E2B7A8
Tetradic#B7A8E2, #E2A8B6, #D3E2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5FCFA
Lighter +10%#CEEFE7
Darker −10%#82D5C1
Darker −20%#5CC8AE
Darker −30%#3CB598
Darker −40%#308E78
More saturated +25%#9AF1DC
Less saturated −25%#B6D3CC

Channel breakdown

R168
G226
B212
Red168 (65.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue165.52°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G E2 · B D4

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