Colour

#ACEBF9

#ACEBF9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ACEBF9 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 235, 249 and HSL 191°, 87%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ACEBF9#ACEBF9

HEX#ACEBF9

RGBrgb(172, 235, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9216, 0.9765

RGB percentages67.5%, 92.2%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(190.9, 86.5%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 30.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK30.9%, 5.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,332,601

CSS custom property--colour: #ACEBF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#531406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3DCF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#91F1EFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.5 Light blue · ΔE 8.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.1 Light cyan · ΔE 14.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9BAAC

Analogous#ACF9E1, #ACC4F9

Triadic#F9ACEB, #EBF9AC

Split complementary#F9ACC4, #F9E1AC

Tetradic#E1ACF9, #F9BAAC, #C4F9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCF6FC

Darker −10%#7CE0F6

Darker −20%#4DD4F2

Darker −30%#1DC9EF

Darker −40%#0FA8CA

More saturated +25%#A6EFFF

Less saturated −25%#B7E4EE

Channel breakdown

R172

G235

B249

Red172 (67.5%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)86.52%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G EB · B F9

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Colour values

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