Recognised as Colour

#AED4C8

#AED4C8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#AED4C8 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 212, 200 and HSL 161°, 31%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AED4C8#AED4C8

HEX#AED4C8

RGBrgb(174, 212, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8314, 0.7843

RGB percentages68.2%, 83.1%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(161.1, 30.6%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 17.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK17.9%, 0%, 5.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,457,736

CSS custom property--colour: #AED4C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#512B37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1CFC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CACAC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A5D5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 14 Light grey · ΔE 15.2 Silver · ΔE 15.6 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4AEBA

Analogous#AED4B5, #AECDD4

Triadic#C8AED4, #D4C8AE

Split complementary#D4AECD, #D4B5AE

Tetradic#B5AED4, #D4AEBA, #CDD4AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F7F5

Lighter +10%#CFE6DF

Darker −10%#8DC2B1

Darker −20%#6BB19B

Darker −30%#519882

Darker −40%#3F7765

More saturated +25%#9FE3CE

Less saturated −25%#BEC5C2

Channel breakdown

R174

G212

B200

Red174 (68.2%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue161.05°

Saturation (HSL)30.65%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G D4 · B C8

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