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Recognised as Colour

#A9F1EF

  • #A9F1EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9F1EF is a cyan with RGB values 169, 241, 239 and HSL 178°, 72%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9F1EF#A9F1EF
HEX#A9F1EF
RGBrgb(169, 241, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9451, 0.9373
RGB percentages66.3%, 94.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(178.3, 72%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 29.9%, 94.5%)
CMYK29.9%, 0%, 0.8%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,137,519
CSS custom property--colour: #A9F1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#560E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBE0F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#8FF5F0no 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 text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3Powder blue · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 14.5Light cyan · ΔE 14.8Azure · ΔE 20.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 2.98, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1A9AB
Analogous#A9F1CB, #A9CFF1
Triadic#EFA9F1, #F1EFA9
Split complementary#F1A9CF, #F1CBA9
Tetradic#CBA9F1, #F1A9AB, #CFF1A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5F8F7
Darker −10%#7DEAE7
Darker −20%#51E3DF
Darker −30%#25DCD7
Darker −40%#1DB1AD
More saturated +25%#9DFEFB
Less saturated −25%#B6E5E3

Channel breakdown

R169
G241
B239
Red169 (66.3%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue178.33°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G F1 · B EF

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