Recognised as Colour

#AECBC4

#AECBC4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#AECBC4 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 203, 196 and HSL 166°, 22%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AECBC4#AECBC4

HEX#AECBC4

RGBrgb(174, 203, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7961, 0.7686

RGB percentages68.2%, 79.6%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(165.5, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK14.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,455,428

CSS custom property--colour: #AECBC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#51343B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8C7C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C3C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A7CCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11 Silver · ΔE 11.2 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.9 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBAEB5

Analogous#AECBB6, #AEC3CB

Triadic#C4AECB, #CBC4AE

Split complementary#CBAEC3, #CBB6AE

Tetradic#B6AECB, #CBAEB5, #C3CBAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF3F1

Lighter +10%#CDDFDB

Darker −10%#8FB7AD

Darker −20%#70A397

Darker −30%#58887D

Darker −40%#446960

More saturated +25%#9DDCCD

Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R174

G203

B196

Red174 (68.2%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue165.52°

Saturation (HSL)21.8%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G CB · B C4

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