Recognised as Colour

#A9C4BE

#A9C4BE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Silver

#A9C4BE is a cyan with RGB values 169, 196, 190 and HSL 167°, 19%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A9C4BE#A9C4BE

HEX#A9C4BE

RGBrgb(169, 196, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7686, 0.7451

RGB percentages66.3%, 76.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(166.7, 18.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 13.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK13.8%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,125,950

CSS custom property--colour: #A9C4BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#563B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBDBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A2C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.3 Powder blue · ΔE 12.6 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Light blue · ΔE 13.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C4A9AF

Analogous#A9C4B0, #A9BDC4

Triadic#BEA9C4, #C4BEA9

Split complementary#C4A9BD, #C4B0A9

Tetradic#B0A9C4, #C4A9AF, #BDC4A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5EEEC

Lighter +10%#C7D9D5

Darker −10%#8BAFA7

Darker −20%#6D9A90

Darker −30%#567E75

Darker −40%#425F59

More saturated +25%#97D6C8

Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R169

G196

B190

Red169 (66.3%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue166.67°

Saturation (HSL)18.62%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G C4 · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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