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Recognised as Colour

#A8EEEA

  • #A8EEEA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EEEA is a cyan with RGB values 168, 238, 234 and HSL 177°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8EEEA#A8EEEA
HEX#A8EEEA
RGBrgb(168, 238, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9333, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.9%, 93.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(176.6, 67.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 29.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 1.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,071,210
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#571115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90F2EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.2Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light blue · ΔE 14.5Light cyan · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8Azure · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.18, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA8AC
Analogous#A8EEC7, #A8CFEE
Triadic#EAA8EE, #EEEAA8
Split complementary#EEA8CF, #EEC7A8
Tetradic#C7A8EE, #EEA8AC, #CFEEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3F6F4
Darker −10%#7DE6E0
Darker −20%#53DDD5
Darker −30%#29D4CA
Darker −40%#21A9A1
More saturated +25%#9BFBF6
Less saturated −25%#B5E1DE

Channel breakdown

R168
G238
B234
Red168 (65.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EE · B EA

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