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Recognised as Colour

#AEE0E2

  • #AEE0E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AEE0E2 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 224, 226 and HSL 182°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AEE0E2#AEE0E2
HEX#AEE0E2
RGBrgb(174, 224, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8784, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.2%, 87.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.3, 47.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.3, 23%, 88.6%)
CMYK23%, 0.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,460,834
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#511F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DBE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DE4E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.8Light blue · ΔE 7.3Light cyan · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.3, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B0AE
Analogous#AEE2CA, #AEC6E2
Triadic#E2AEE0, #E0E2AE
Split complementary#E2AEC6, #E2CAAE
Tetradic#CAAEE2, #E2B0AE, #C6E2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FDFD
Lighter +10%#D4EEEF
Darker −10%#88D2D5
Darker −20%#63C3C7
Darker −30%#41B1B6
Darker −40%#348D90
More saturated +25%#A0EDF0
Less saturated −25%#BCD3D4

Channel breakdown

R174
G224
B226
Red174 (68.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.31°
Saturation (HSL)47.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G E0 · B E2

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