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Recognised as Colour

#A8E7E4

  • #A8E7E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8E7E4 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 231, 228 and HSL 177°, 57%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8E7E4#A8E7E4
HEX#A8E7E4
RGBrgb(168, 231, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9059, 0.8941
RGB percentages65.9%, 90.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(177.1, 56.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.1, 27.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 1.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,069,412
CSS custom property--colour: #A8E7E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#57181B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E1E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93EBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3Powder blue · ΔE 7.1Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light cyan · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Azure · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.01, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7A8AB
Analogous#A8E7C5, #A8CBE7
Triadic#E4A8E7, #E7E4A8
Split complementary#E7A8CB, #E7C5A8
Tetradic#C4A8E7, #E7A8AB, #CAE7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FDFD
Lighter +10%#D0F2F0
Darker −10%#80DCD8
Darker −20%#58D1CB
Darker −30%#35C1BA
Darker −40%#2A9994
More saturated +25%#9AF5F1
Less saturated −25%#B6D9D7

Channel breakdown

R168
G231
B228
Red168 (65.9%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue177.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G E7 · B E4

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