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Recognised as Colour

#A8EFD9

  • #A8EFD9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8EFD9 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 239, 217 and HSL 161°, 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

#A8EFD9#A8EFD9
HEX#A8EFD9
RGBrgb(168, 239, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9373, 0.851
RGB percentages65.9%, 93.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(161.4, 68.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.4, 29.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 9.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,071,449
CSS custom property--colour: #A8EFD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#571026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE6D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDDDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95F0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 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 text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Light cyan · ΔE 19.9Aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA8BE
Analogous#A8EFB6, #A8E2EF
Triadic#D9A8EF, #EFD9A8
Split complementary#EFA8E2, #EFB6A8
Tetradic#B5A8EF, #EFA8BE, #E2EFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3F7EC
Darker −10%#7DE7C6
Darker −20%#52DFB3
Darker −30%#27D7A0
Darker −40%#20AB80
More saturated +25%#9BFCDE
Less saturated −25%#B5E2D4

Channel breakdown

R168
G239
B217
Red168 (65.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue161.41°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G EF · B D9

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