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Recognised as Colour

#AEE8CB

  • #AEE8CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AEE8CB is a cyan with RGB values 174, 232, 203 and HSL 150°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AEE8CB#AEE8CB
HEX#AEE8CB
RGBrgb(174, 232, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9098, 0.7961
RGB percentages68.2%, 91%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(150, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 25%, 91%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 12.5%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,462,859
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#511734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD8CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.1Honeydew · ΔE 20.2Light cyan · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8AECB
Analogous#AEE8AE, #AEE8E8
Triadic#CBAEE8, #E8CBAE
Split complementary#E8AEE8, #E8AEAE
Tetradic#AEAEE8, #E8AECB, #E8E8AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFFFE
Lighter +10%#D6F3E5
Darker −10%#86DDB2
Darker −20%#5FD198
Darker −30%#38C57F
Darker −40%#2D9D65
More saturated +25%#A1F5CB
Less saturated −25%#BBDBCB

Channel breakdown

R174
G232
B203
Red174 (68.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E8 · B CB

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