Colour

#AEDDCC

#AEDDCC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AEDDCC is a cyan with RGB values 174, 221, 204 and HSL 158°, 41%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AEDDCC#AEDDCC

HEX#AEDDCC

RGBrgb(174, 221, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8667, 0.8

RGB percentages68.2%, 86.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(158.3, 40.9%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.3, 21.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK21.3%, 0%, 7.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,460,044

CSS custom property--colour: #AEDDCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.01:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#512233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAD7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1D0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A3DED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Powder blue · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 16.7 Light cyan · ΔE 17.3 Honeydew · ΔE 18 Light grey · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDAEBF

Analogous#AEDDB5, #AED7DD

Triadic#CCAEDD, #DDCCAE

Split complementary#DDAED6, #DDB5AE

Tetradic#B5AEDD, #DDAEBF, #D6DDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6FBF9

Lighter +10%#D2ECE3

Darker −10%#8ACEB5

Darker −20%#66BF9F

Darker −30%#48AA87

Darker −40%#38876A

More saturated +25%#A0EBD0

Less saturated −25%#BCCFC8

Channel breakdown

R174

G221

B204

Red174 (68.2%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue158.3°

Saturation (HSL)40.87%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G DD · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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