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Recognised as Colour

#A8FFE3

  • #A8FFE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#A8FFE3 is a cyan with RGB values 168, 255, 227 and HSL 161°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#A8FFE3#A8FFE3
HEX#A8FFE3
RGBrgb(168, 255, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 1, 0.8902
RGB percentages65.9%, 100%, 89%
HSLhsl(160.7, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 11%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,075,555
CSS custom property--colour: #A8FFE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.08:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#57001C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAF4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBE9E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#90FFF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 14.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.4Powder blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA8C4
Analogous#A8FFB7, #A8F0FF
Triadic#E3A8FF, #FFE3A8
Split complementary#FFA8F0, #FFB7A8
Tetradic#B7A8FF, #FFA8C4, #F0FFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBFFF3
Darker −10%#75FFD3
Darker −20%#42FFC2
Darker −30%#0FFFB2
Darker −40%#00DB95
More saturated +25%#A8FFE3
Less saturated −25%#B3F4DF

Channel breakdown

R168
G255
B227
Red168 (65.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue160.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G FF · B E3

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