Recognised as Colour

#AAE4CC

#AAE4CC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AAE4CC is a cyan with RGB values 170, 228, 204 and HSL 155°, 52%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#AAE4CC

RGBrgb(170, 228, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8941, 0.8

RGB percentages66.7%, 89.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(155.2, 51.8%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.2, 25.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK25.4%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,199,692

CSS custom property--colour: #AAE4CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#551B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1DCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9DE5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Powder blue · ΔE 16.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7 Light cyan · ΔE 20 Honeydew · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4AAC2

Analogous#AAE4AF, #AADFE4

Triadic#CCAAE4, #E4CCAA

Split complementary#E4AADF, #E4AFAA

Tetradic#AFAAE4, #E4AAC2, #DFE4AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FDFA

Lighter +10%#D1F0E3

Darker −10%#83D8B5

Darker −20%#5DCB9E

Darker −30%#3BBA85

Darker −40%#2F936A

More saturated +25%#9CF2CE

Less saturated −25%#B8D6CA

Channel breakdown

R170

G228

B204

Red170 (66.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue155.17°

Saturation (HSL)51.79%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G E4 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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