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Recognised as Colour

#A8FBEC

  • #A8FBEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A8FBEC is a cyan with RGB values 168, 251, 236 and HSL 169°, 91%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A8FBEC#A8FBEC
HEX#A8FBEC
RGBrgb(168, 251, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.9843, 0.9255
RGB percentages65.9%, 98.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(169.2, 91.2%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 33.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK33.1%, 0%, 6%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,074,540
CSS custom property--colour: #A8FBEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#570413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4F2EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8DFEF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Light cyan · ΔE 19.1Turquoise · ΔE 20Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBA8B7
Analogous#A8FBC3, #A8E0FB
Triadic#ECA8FB, #FBECA8
Split complementary#FBA8E0, #FBC3A8
Tetradic#C3A8FB, #FBA8B7, #E0FBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9FDF7
Darker −10%#77F9E1
Darker −20%#46F7D7
Darker −30%#16F4CC
Darker −40%#09CEAA
More saturated +25%#A4FFEF
Less saturated −25%#B3F0E5

Channel breakdown

R168
G251
B236
Red168 (65.9%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue169.16°
Saturation (HSL)91.21%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G FB · B EC

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