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Recognised as Colour

#ABE8E9

  • #ABE8E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ABE8E9 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 232, 233 and HSL 181°, 58%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ABE8E9#ABE8E9
HEX#ABE8E9
RGBrgb(171, 232, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.9098, 0.9137
RGB percentages67.1%, 91%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(181, 58.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181, 26.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK26.6%, 0.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,266,281
CSS custom property--colour: #ABE8E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#541716

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#96ECE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 2.1Powder blue · ΔE 5.3Light blue · ΔE 10.2Light cyan · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Azure · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 2.13, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9ACAB
Analogous#ABE9CB, #ABC9E9
Triadic#E9ABE8, #E8E9AB
Split complementary#E9ABC9, #E9CBAB
Tetradic#CBABE9, #E9ACAB, #C9E9AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFE
Lighter +10%#D3F3F4
Darker −10%#83DDDE
Darker −20%#5AD2D4
Darker −30%#34C5C7
Darker −40%#2A9D9E
More saturated +25%#9EF5F6
Less saturated −25%#B8DBDC

Channel breakdown

R171
G232
B233
Red171 (67.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue180.97°
Saturation (HSL)58.49%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G E8 · B E9

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