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Recognised as Colour

#A8EBD4

  • #A8EBD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EBD4 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 235, 212 and HSL 159°, 63%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8EBD4#A8EBD4
HEX#A8EBD4
RGBrgb(168, 235, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9216, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(159.4, 62.6%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 28.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,420
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EBD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.5:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#57142B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E2D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDAD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97ECE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Light cyan · ΔE 20.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7Aquamarine · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA8BF
Analogous#A8EBB3, #A8E0EB
Triadic#D4A8EB, #EBD4A8
Split complementary#EBA8E0, #EBB3A8
Tetradic#B3A8EB, #EBA8BF, #E0EBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFD
Lighter +10%#D1F5E8
Darker −10%#7FE1C0
Darker −20%#55D8AB
Darker −30%#2FCB96
Darker −40%#25A277
More saturated +25%#9BF8D8
Less saturated −25%#B5DED0

Channel breakdown

R168
G235
B212
Red168 (65.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue159.4°
Saturation (HSL)62.62%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EB · B D4

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