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Recognised as Colour

#A9DCCE

  • #A9DCCE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DCCE is a cyan with RGB values 169, 220, 206 and HSL 164°, 42%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9DCCE#A9DCCE
HEX#A9DCCE
RGBrgb(169, 220, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8627, 0.8078
RGB percentages66.3%, 86.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(163.5, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.5, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 0%, 6.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,110
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DCCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#562331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CDDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10Powder blue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 15.5Light cyan · ΔE 17.4Honeydew · ΔE 19.1Light grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA9B7
Analogous#A9DCB4, #A9D1DC
Triadic#CEA9DC, #DCCEA9
Split complementary#DCA9D1, #DCB4A9
Tetradic#B4A9DC, #DCA9B7, #D1DCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FAF7
Lighter +10%#CDEBE3
Darker −10%#85CDB9
Darker −20%#61BEA5
Darker −30%#44A88C
Darker −40%#36836E
More saturated +25%#9AEBD5
Less saturated −25%#B8CDC7

Channel breakdown

R169
G220
B206
Red169 (66.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue163.53°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DC · B CE

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