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Recognised as Colour

#A9DBCB

  • #A9DBCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DBCB is a cyan with RGB values 169, 219, 203 and HSL 161°, 41%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9DBCB#A9DBCB
HEX#A9DBCB
RGBrgb(169, 219, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8588, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.3%, 85.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(160.8, 41%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.8, 22.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 7.3%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,131,851
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#562434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D4CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9DDCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light cyan · ΔE 18.1Honeydew · ΔE 19.2Light grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA9B9
Analogous#A9DBB2, #A9D2DB
Triadic#CBA9DB, #DBCBA9
Split complementary#DBA9D2, #DBB2A9
Tetradic#B2A9DB, #DBA9B9, #D2DBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F9F6
Lighter +10%#CDEAE1
Darker −10%#85CCB5
Darker −20%#61BDA0
Darker −30%#45A687
Darker −40%#36826A
More saturated +25%#9AEAD0
Less saturated −25%#B8CCC6

Channel breakdown

R169
G219
B203
Red169 (66.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue160.8°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DB · B CB

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