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Recognised as Colour

#A9DCD1

  • #A9DCD1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 220, 209 and HSL 167°, 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

#A9DCD1#A9DCD1
HEX#A9DCD1
RGBrgb(169, 220, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8627, 0.8196
RGB percentages66.3%, 86.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(167.1, 42.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 23.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 0%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,113
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#56232E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D6D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECFD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#9BDED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 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 text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.8Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Light blue · ΔE 13.9Light cyan · ΔE 16.7Light grey · ΔE 18.7Gainsboro · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA9B4
Analogous#A9DCB7, #A9CEDC
Triadic#D1A9DC, #DCD1A9
Split complementary#DCA9CE, #DCB7A9
Tetradic#B7A9DC, #DCA9B4, #CDDCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1FAF8
Lighter +10%#CDEBE4
Darker −10%#85CDBE
Darker −20%#61BEAA
Darker −30%#44A892
Darker −40%#368373
More saturated +25%#9AEBDA
Less saturated −25%#B8CDC8

Channel breakdown

R169
G220
B209
Red169 (66.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue167.06°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DC · B D1

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