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Colour

#AECCD1

  • #AECCD1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AECCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 204, 209 and HSL 189°, 28%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AECCD1#AECCD1
HEX#AECCD1
RGBrgb(174, 204, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8, 0.8196
RGB percentages68.2%, 80%, 82%
HSLhsl(188.6, 27.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 16.7%, 82%)
CMYK16.7%, 2.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,455,697
CSS custom property--colour: #AECCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#51332E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C4D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A4CFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 7Powder blue · ΔE 8.3Silver · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1B3AE
Analogous#AED1C4, #AEBBD1
Triadic#D1AECC, #CCD1AE
Split complementary#D1AEBB, #D1C4AE
Tetradic#C4AED1, #D1B3AE, #BBD1AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF5F6
Lighter +10%#CFE0E3
Darker −10%#8DB8BF
Darker −20%#6DA3AC
Darker −30%#538A93
Darker −40%#416B72
More saturated +25%#9ED7E1
Less saturated −25%#BEC1C1

Channel breakdown

R174
G204
B209
Red174 (68.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)27.56%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G CC · B D1

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