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Colour

#AED6CD

  • #AED6CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AED6CD is a cyan with RGB values 174, 214, 205 and HSL 167°, 33%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AED6CD#AED6CD
HEX#AED6CD
RGBrgb(174, 214, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8392, 0.8039
RGB percentages68.2%, 83.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(166.5, 32.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.5, 18.7%, 83.9%)
CMYK18.7%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,458,253
CSS custom property--colour: #AED6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#512932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 15.7Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6AEB7
Analogous#AED6B9, #AECBD6
Triadic#CDAED6, #D6CDAE
Split complementary#D6AECB, #D6B9AE
Tetradic#B9AED6, #D6AEB7, #CBD6AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8F7
Lighter +10%#D0E7E2
Darker −10%#8CC5B8
Darker −20%#6AB4A3
Darker −30%#4F9C8B
Darker −40%#3E7A6D
More saturated +25%#9FE5D5
Less saturated −25%#BDC7C5

Channel breakdown

R174
G214
B205
Red174 (68.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue166.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.79%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G D6 · B CD

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