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Recognised as Colour

#A8EEEE

  • #A8EEEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EEEE is a cyan with RGB values 168, 238, 238 and HSL 180°, 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

#A8EEEE#A8EEEE
HEX#A8EEEE
RGBrgb(168, 238, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9333, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.9%, 93.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(180, 67.3%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 29.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,071,214
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#571111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DDEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FF2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 2.1Powder blue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 13Light cyan · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 19Azure · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 2.07, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA8A8
Analogous#A8EECB, #A8CBEE
Triadic#EEA8EE, #EEEEA8
Split complementary#EEA8CB, #EECBA8
Tetradic#CBA8EE, #EEA8A8, #CBEEA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3F6F6
Darker −10%#7DE6E6
Darker −20%#53DDDD
Darker −30%#29D4D4
Darker −40%#21A9A9
More saturated +25%#9BFBFB
Less saturated −25%#B5E1E1

Channel breakdown

R168
G238
B238
Red168 (65.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A8 · G EE · B EE

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