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Recognised as Colour

#A8ECD3

  • #A8ECD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8ECD3 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 236, 211 and HSL 158°, 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

#A8ECD3#A8ECD3
HEX#A8ECD3
RGBrgb(168, 236, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9255, 0.8275
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(157.9, 64.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 28.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 10.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,675
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ECD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#57132C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E3D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDAD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97EDE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 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 text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Aquamarine · ΔE 20Light cyan · ΔE 20.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA8C1
Analogous#A8ECB1, #A8E3EC
Triadic#D3A8EC, #ECD3A8
Split complementary#ECA8E3, #ECB1A8
Tetradic#B1A8EC, #ECA8C1, #E3ECA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFD
Lighter +10%#D2F5E8
Darker −10%#7EE3BE
Darker −20%#54DAA9
Darker −30%#2DCE93
Darker −40%#24A475
More saturated +25%#9BF9D7
Less saturated −25%#B5DFCF

Channel breakdown

R168
G236
B211
Red168 (65.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue157.94°
Saturation (HSL)64.15%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EC · B D3

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