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Recognised as Colour

#A9CCC4

  • #A9CCC4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A9CCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 204, 196 and HSL 166°, 26%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A9CCC4#A9CCC4
HEX#A9CCC4
RGBrgb(169, 204, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8, 0.7686
RGB percentages66.3%, 80%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(166.3, 25.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.3, 17.2%, 80%)
CMYK17.2%, 0%, 3.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,128,004
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#56333B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C3C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A0CDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 13.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA9B1
Analogous#A9CCB3, #A9C3CC
Triadic#C4A9CC, #CCC4A9
Split complementary#CCA9C3, #CCB3A9
Tetradic#B3A9CC, #CCA9B1, #C3CCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F2F0
Lighter +10%#C9DFDA
Darker −10%#89B9AE
Darker −20%#69A698
Darker −30%#528A7D
Darker −40%#3F6A60
More saturated +25%#98DDCD
Less saturated −25%#BABBBB

Channel breakdown

R169
G204
B196
Red169 (66.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue166.29°
Saturation (HSL)25.55%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G CC · B C4

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