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Recognised as Colour

#A9C2C6

  • #A9C2C6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#A9C2C6 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 194, 198 and HSL 188°, 20%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9C2C6#A9C2C6
HEX#A9C2C6
RGBrgb(169, 194, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7608, 0.7765
RGB percentages66.3%, 76.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(188.3, 20.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 14.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK14.6%, 2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,125,446
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C2C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#563D39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC0C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BCC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6ADA9
Analogous#A9C6BC, #A9B3C6
Triadic#C6A9C2, #C2C6A9
Split complementary#C6A9B3, #C6BBA9
Tetradic#BCA9C6, #C6ADA9, #B3C6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EEEF
Lighter +10%#C8D8DA
Darker −10%#8AACB2
Darker −20%#6C969D
Darker −30%#557B81
Darker −40%#415D62
More saturated +25%#97CFD8
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R169
G194
B198
Red169 (66.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue188.28°
Saturation (HSL)20.28%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G C2 · B C6

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