Colour

#A9DFDA

#A9DFDA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9DFDA is a cyan with RGB values 169, 223, 218 and HSL 174°, 46%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9DFDA#A9DFDA

HEX#A9DFDA

RGBrgb(169, 223, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8745, 0.8549

RGB percentages66.3%, 87.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(174.4, 45.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.4, 24.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 0%, 2.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,132,890

CSS custom property--colour: #A9DFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.25:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#562025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D9DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFD1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#98E2DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6 Powder blue · ΔE 6.4 Light blue · ΔE 11.2 Light cyan · ΔE 15.2 Light grey · ΔE 18.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFA9AE

Analogous#A9DFBF, #A9C9DF

Triadic#DAA9DF, #DFDAA9

Split complementary#DFA9C9, #DFBFA9

Tetradic#BFA9DF, #DFA9AE, #C9DFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3FBFA

Lighter +10%#CEEDEA

Darker −10%#84D1CA

Darker −20%#5FC3BA

Darker −30%#41AEA4

Darker −40%#338981

More saturated +25%#9AEEE6

Less saturated −25%#B8D0CE

Channel breakdown

R169

G223

B218

Red169 (66.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue174.44°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G DF · B DA

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