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Colour

#AAEEEE

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

#AAEEEE is a cyan with RGB values 170, 238, 238 and HSL 180°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AAEEEE#AAEEEE
HEX#AAEEEE
HEX (short)#AEE
RGBrgb(170, 238, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9333, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.7%, 93.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(180, 66.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 28.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 0%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,202,286
CSS custom property--colour: #AAEEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.17:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#551111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DEEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92F2EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 1.5Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 12.7Light cyan · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 19Azure · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 1.49, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEAAAA
Analogous#AAEECC, #AACCEE
Triadic#EEAAEE, #EEEEAA
Split complementary#EEAACC, #EECCAA
Tetradic#CCAAEE, #EEAAAA, #CCEEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5F7F7
Darker −10%#7FE6E6
Darker −20%#55DDDD
Darker −30%#2AD5D5
Darker −40%#22AAAA
More saturated +25%#9DFBFB
Less saturated −25%#B7E1E1

Channel breakdown

R170
G238
B238
Red170 (66.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR AA · G EE · B EE

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