Colour

#AAE7CE

#AAE7CE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AAE7CE is a cyan with RGB values 170, 231, 206 and HSL 155°, 56%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AAE7CE#AAE7CE

HEX#AAE7CE

RGBrgb(170, 231, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9059, 0.8078

RGB percentages66.7%, 90.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(155.4, 56%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.4, 26.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK26.4%, 0%, 10.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,200,462

CSS custom property--colour: #AAE7CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#551831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D7D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#9CE8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Powder blue · ΔE 17.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Light cyan · ΔE 20.3 Honeydew · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E7AAC3

Analogous#AAE7B0, #AAE1E7

Triadic#CEAAE7, #E7CEAA

Split complementary#E7AAE1, #E7B0AA

Tetradic#B0AAE7, #E7AAC3, #E1E7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFDFC

Lighter +10%#D2F2E5

Darker −10%#82DCB7

Darker −20%#5AD1A0

Darker −30%#37C189

Darker −40%#2B9A6C

More saturated +25%#9CF5D0

Less saturated −25%#B8D9CC

Channel breakdown

R170

G231

B206

Red170 (66.7%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue155.41°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G E7 · B CE

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Colour values

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