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Recognised as Colour

#ACE8E2

  • #ACE8E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ACE8E2 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 232, 226 and HSL 174°, 57%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ACE8E2#ACE8E2
HEX#ACE8E2
RGBrgb(172, 232, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9098, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.5%, 91%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(174, 56.6%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174, 25.9%, 91%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 2.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,331,810
CSS custom property--colour: #ACE8E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#53171D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E2E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99EBE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.8Powder blue · ΔE 7.9Light blue · ΔE 13.1Light cyan · ΔE 14.2Honeydew · ΔE 18.6Azure · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8ACB2
Analogous#ACE8C4, #ACD0E8
Triadic#E2ACE8, #E8E2AC
Split complementary#E8ACD0, #E8C4AC
Tetradic#C4ACE8, #E8ACB2, #D0E8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFEFE
Lighter +10%#D4F3F0
Darker −10%#84DDD4
Darker −20%#5CD2C6
Darker −30%#36C5B6
Darker −40%#2B9D91
More saturated +25%#9FF5ED
Less saturated −25%#B9DBD7

Channel breakdown

R172
G232
B226
Red172 (67.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue174°
Saturation (HSL)56.6%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G E8 · B E2

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