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Colour

#A8EDE1

  • #A8EDE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EDE1 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 237, 225 and HSL 170°, 66%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8EDE1#A8EDE1
HEX#A8EDE1
RGBrgb(168, 237, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9294, 0.8824
RGB percentages65.9%, 92.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(169.6, 65.7%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.6, 29.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,070,945
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#57121E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADCE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93F0E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.9Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Light cyan · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5Honeydew · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA8B4
Analogous#A8EDBF, #A8D7ED
Triadic#E1A8ED, #EDE1A8
Split complementary#EDA8D7, #EDBFA8
Tetradic#BEA8ED, #EDA8B4, #D7EDA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#D2F6F0
Darker −10%#7EE4D2
Darker −20%#53DCC4
Darker −30%#2BD1B4
Darker −40%#22A790
More saturated +25%#9BFAEA
Less saturated −25%#B5E0D8

Channel breakdown

R168
G237
B225
Red168 (65.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue169.57°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G ED · B E1

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