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Recognised as Colour

#A8EFD4

  • #A8EFD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EFD4 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 239, 212 and HSL 157°, 69%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8EFD4#A8EFD4
HEX#A8EFD4
RGBrgb(168, 239, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9373, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.9%, 93.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(157.2, 68.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.2, 29.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 11.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,071,444
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EFD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#57102B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE6D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDDD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#97F0E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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 text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Aquamarine · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.8Turquoise · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA8C3
Analogous#A8EFB1, #A8E7EF
Triadic#D4A8EF, #EFD4A8
Split complementary#EFA8E7, #EFB1A8
Tetradic#B1A8EF, #EFA8C3, #E7EFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3F7E9
Darker −10%#7DE7BF
Darker −20%#52DFA9
Darker −30%#27D794
Darker −40%#20AB76
More saturated +25%#9BFCD7
Less saturated −25%#B5E2D1

Channel breakdown

R168
G239
B212
Red168 (65.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue157.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EF · B D4

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