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Recognised as Colour

#A9DFCD

  • #A9DFCD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DFCD is a cyan with RGB values 169, 223, 205 and HSL 160°, 46%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9DFCD#A9DFCD
HEX#A9DFCD
RGBrgb(169, 223, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8745, 0.8039
RGB percentages66.3%, 87.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(160, 45.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 24.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK24.2%, 0%, 8.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,877
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#562032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD8CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CE0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 17.8Light cyan · ΔE 18.3Honeydew · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA9BB
Analogous#A9DFB2, #A9D6DF
Triadic#CDA9DF, #DFCDA9
Split complementary#DFA9D6, #DFB2A9
Tetradic#B2A9DF, #DFA9BB, #D6DFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3FBF8
Lighter +10%#CEEDE3
Darker −10%#84D1B7
Darker −20%#5FC3A2
Darker −30%#41AE8A
Darker −40%#33896C
More saturated +25%#9AEED2
Less saturated −25%#B8D0C8

Channel breakdown

R169
G223
B205
Red169 (66.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)45.76%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G DF · B CD

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