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Recognised as Colour

#AAF9DE

  • #AAF9DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AAF9DE is a cyan with RGB values 170, 249, 222 and HSL 159°, 87%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AAF9DE#AAF9DE
HEX#AAF9DE
RGBrgb(170, 249, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.9765, 0.8706
RGB percentages66.7%, 97.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(159.5, 86.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 31.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK31.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,205,086
CSS custom property--colour: #AAF9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.31:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#550621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4EFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E5E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95FAF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6Aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 20.4Powder blue · ΔE 21.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9AAC5
Analogous#AAF9B7, #AAECF9
Triadic#DEAAF9, #F9DEAA
Split complementary#F9AAED, #F9B7AA
Tetradic#B6AAF9, #F9AAC5, #ECF9AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAFCF0
Darker −10%#7AF6CC
Darker −20%#4BF2B9
Darker −30%#1BEFA7
Darker −40%#0EC989
More saturated +25%#A4FFE0
Less saturated −25%#B5EEDA

Channel breakdown

R170
G249
B222
Red170 (66.7%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue159.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.81%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G F9 · B DE

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