Recognised as Colour

#AEE1E2

#AEE1E2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#AEE1E2 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 225, 226 and HSL 181°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AEE1E2#AEE1E2

HEX#AEE1E2

RGBrgb(174, 225, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.8824, 0.8863

RGB percentages68.2%, 88.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(181.2, 47.3%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 23%, 88.6%)

CMYK23%, 0.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,461,090

CSS custom property--colour: #AEE1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.67:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#511E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DADCE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0D4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9DE5E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.3 Light blue · ΔE 8 Light cyan · ΔE 13.4 Sky blue · ΔE 17 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.92, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2AFAE

Analogous#AEE2C9, #AEC7E2

Triadic#E2AEE1, #E1E2AE

Split complementary#E2AEC7, #E2C9AE

Tetradic#C9AEE2, #E2AFAE, #C7E2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FDFD

Lighter +10%#D4EFEF

Darker −10%#88D3D5

Darker −20%#63C5C7

Darker −30%#41B4B6

Darker −40%#348F90

More saturated +25%#A0EEF0

Less saturated −25%#BCD4D4

Channel breakdown

R174

G225

B226

Red174 (68.2%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue181.15°

Saturation (HSL)47.27%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G E1 · B E2

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