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Recognised as Colour

#A9E8D3

  • #A9E8D3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9E8D3 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 232, 211 and HSL 160°, 58%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9E8D3#A9E8D3
HEX#A9E8D3
RGBrgb(169, 232, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9098, 0.8275
RGB percentages66.3%, 91%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(160, 57.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 27.2%, 91%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 9.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,135,187
CSS custom property--colour: #A9E8D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#56172C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E0D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D8D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#99E9E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Light cyan · ΔE 19.1Honeydew · ΔE 20.1Light blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A9BE
Analogous#A9E8B3, #A9DEE8
Triadic#D3A9E8, #E8D3A9
Split complementary#E8A9DD, #E8B3A9
Tetradic#B4A9E8, #E8A9BE, #DEE8A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FEFC
Lighter +10%#D1F3E8
Darker −10%#81DDBE
Darker −20%#59D2AA
Darker −30%#34C494
Darker −40%#2A9B75
More saturated +25%#9BF6D8
Less saturated −25%#B7DACE

Channel breakdown

R169
G232
B211
Red169 (66.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)57.8%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G E8 · B D3

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