Colour

#ACECF9

#ACECF9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ACECF9 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 236, 249 and HSL 190°, 87%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ACECF9#ACECF9

HEX#ACECF9

RGBrgb(172, 236, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.9255, 0.9765

RGB percentages67.5%, 92.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(190.1, 86.5%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 30.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK30.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,332,857

CSS custom property--colour: #ACECF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#531306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E7FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4DDF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#91F2F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.9 Light blue · ΔE 8.6 Sky blue · ΔE 13.7 Light cyan · ΔE 14.3 Azure · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9B9AC

Analogous#ACF9E0, #ACC5F9

Triadic#F9ACEC, #ECF9AC

Split complementary#F9ACC5, #F9E0AC

Tetradic#E0ACF9, #F9B9AC, #C5F9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DCF7FC

Darker −10%#7CE1F6

Darker −20%#4DD6F2

Darker −30%#1DCBEF

Darker −40%#0FABCA

More saturated +25%#A6F0FF

Less saturated −25%#B7E5EE

Channel breakdown

R172

G236

B249

Red172 (67.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue190.13°

Saturation (HSL)86.52%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G EC · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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