Colour

#A9DFD5

#A9DFD5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DFD5 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 223, 213 and HSL 169°, 46%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9DFD5#A9DFD5

HEX#A9DFD5

RGBrgb(169, 223, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8745, 0.8353

RGB percentages66.3%, 87.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(168.9, 45.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 24.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,132,885

CSS custom property--colour: #A9DFD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#56202A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAD9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D1D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#9AE1DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.6 Powder blue · ΔE 9 Light blue · ΔE 13.7 Light cyan · ΔE 16.1 Honeydew · ΔE 19 Light grey · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DFA9B3

Analogous#A9DFBA, #A9CEDF

Triadic#D5A9DF, #DFD5A9

Split complementary#DFA9CE, #DFBAA9

Tetradic#BAA9DF, #DFA9B3, #CEDFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3FBF9

Lighter +10%#CEEDE7

Darker −10%#84D1C3

Darker −20%#5FC3B1

Darker −30%#41AE9A

Darker −40%#338979

More saturated +25%#9AEEDE

Less saturated −25%#B8D0CC

Channel breakdown

R169

G223

B213

Red169 (66.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue168.89°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G DF · B D5

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Colour harmonies

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