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Recognised as Colour

#AAF5DC

  • #AAF5DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AAF5DC is a cyan with RGB values 170, 245, 220 and HSL 160°, 79%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AAF5DC#AAF5DC
HEX#AAF5DC
RGBrgb(170, 245, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9608, 0.8627
RGB percentages66.7%, 96.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(160, 78.9%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 30.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 10.2%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,204,060
CSS custom property--colour: #AAF5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.8:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#550A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1ECDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96F6EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Aquamarine · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9Powder blue · ΔE 19.7Turquoise · ΔE 20.6Light cyan · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5AAC3
Analogous#AAF5B6, #AAE9F5
Triadic#DCAAF5, #F5DCAA
Split complementary#F5AAE8, #F5B7AA
Tetradic#B7AAF5, #F5AAC3, #E9F5AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8FAEF
Darker −10%#7CF0C9
Darker −20%#4FEAB6
Darker −30%#21E5A4
Darker −40%#16BD85
More saturated +25%#A0FFDF
Less saturated −25%#B6E9D8

Channel breakdown

R170
G245
B220
Red170 (66.7%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G F5 · B DC

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