Colour

#AED7C6

#AED7C6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#AED7C6 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 215, 198 and HSL 155°, 34%, 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

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HEX#AED7C6

RGBrgb(174, 215, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8431, 0.7765

RGB percentages68.2%, 84.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(155.1, 33.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.1, 19.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK19.1%, 0%, 7.9%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,458,502

CSS custom property--colour: #AED7C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#512839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5D1C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDCCC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A5D7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13 Light blue · ΔE 16.6 Light grey · ΔE 17.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 18 Silver · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7AEBF

Analogous#AED7B2, #AED3D7

Triadic#C6AED7, #D7C6AE

Split complementary#D7AED4, #D7B2AE

Tetradic#B2AED7, #D7AEBF, #D3D7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F9F6

Lighter +10%#D0E8DE

Darker −10%#8CC6AE

Darker −20%#6AB596

Darker −30%#4E9E7D

Darker −40%#3D7C62

More saturated +25%#9FE6C9

Less saturated −25%#BDC8C3

Channel breakdown

R174

G215

B198

Red174 (68.2%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue155.12°

Saturation (HSL)33.88%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G D7 · B C6

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