Colour

#AAFFDD

#AAFFDD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#AAFFDD is a cyan with RGB values 170, 255, 221 and HSL 156°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#AAFFDD#AAFFDD

HEX#AAFFDD

HEX (short)#AFD

RGBrgb(170, 255, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 1, 0.8667

RGB percentages66.7%, 100%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(156, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 13.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,206,621

CSS custom property--colour: #AAFFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.06:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA

Inverted#550022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBF4DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDEADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#95FFF5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 13 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20 Turquoise · ΔE 20.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFAACC

Analogous#AAFFB2, #AAF6FF

Triadic#DDAAFF, #FFDDAA

Split complementary#FFAAF7, #FFB2AA

Tetradic#B2AAFF, #FFAACC, #F6FFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDFFF1

Darker −10%#77FFC9

Darker −20%#44FFB4

Darker −30%#11FFA0

Darker −40%#00DD85

More saturated +25%#AAFFDD

Less saturated −25%#B5F4DB

Channel breakdown

R170

G255

B221

Red170 (66.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue156°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G FF · B DD

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Colour values

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