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Recognised as Colour

#A9FCF6

  • #A9FCF6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#A9FCF6 is a cyan with RGB values 169, 252, 246 and HSL 176°, 93%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#A9FCF6#A9FCF6
HEX#A9FCF6
RGBrgb(169, 252, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.9882, 0.9647
RGB percentages66.3%, 98.8%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(175.7, 93.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 32.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 0%, 2.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,140,342
CSS custom property--colour: #A9FCF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.94:1
Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#560309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3F4F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E8F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#8BFFFAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Light cyan · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4Turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA9AF
Analogous#A9FCCC, #A9D9FC
Triadic#F6A9FC, #FCF6A9
Split complementary#FCA9D9, #FCCCA9
Tetradic#CCA9FC, #FCA9AF, #D9FCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAFEFB
Darker −10%#78FAF1
Darker −20%#46F9EC
Darker −30%#15F7E7
Darker −40%#07D2C3
More saturated +25%#A6FFF9
Less saturated −25%#B4F1EC

Channel breakdown

R169
G252
B246
Red169 (66.3%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue175.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.26%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G FC · B F6

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