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Colour

#ACE9E2

  • #ACE9E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ACE9E2 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 233, 226 and HSL 173°, 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

#ACE9E2#ACE9E2
HEX#ACE9E2
RGBrgb(172, 233, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9137, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.5%, 91.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(173.1, 58.1%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 26.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK26.2%, 0%, 3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,332,066
CSS custom property--colour: #ACE9E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72539WCAG 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 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#53161D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3E2E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7DAE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99ECE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.1Powder blue · ΔE 8.6Light blue · ΔE 13.7Light cyan · ΔE 14.4Honeydew · ΔE 18.6Azure · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9ACB3
Analogous#ACE9C4, #ACD2E9
Triadic#E2ACE9, #E9E2AC
Split complementary#E9ACD1, #E9C4AC
Tetradic#C4ACE9, #E9ACB3, #D2E9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFE
Lighter +10%#D4F4F0
Darker −10%#84DED4
Darker −20%#5BD4C6
Darker −30%#35C7B6
Darker −40%#2A9F91
More saturated +25%#9FF6EC
Less saturated −25%#B9DCD8

Channel breakdown

R172
G233
B226
Red172 (67.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue173.11°
Saturation (HSL)58.1%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G E9 · B E2

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