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Recognised as Colour

#AEE9DE

  • #AEE9DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AEE9DE is a cyan with RGB values 174, 233, 222 and HSL 169°, 57%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AEE9DE#AEE9DE
HEX#AEE9DE
RGBrgb(174, 233, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9137, 0.8706
RGB percentages68.2%, 91.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(168.8, 57.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 25.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 4.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,463,134
CSS custom property--colour: #AEE9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#511621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8DADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9DEBE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light cyan · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.3Honeydew · ΔE 18Azure · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AEB9
Analogous#AEE9C1, #AED6E9
Triadic#DEAEE9, #E9DEAE
Split complementary#E9AED6, #E9C1AE
Tetradic#C1AEE9, #E9AEB9, #D6E9AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6F4EE
Darker −10%#86DECE
Darker −20%#5ED3BD
Darker −30%#36C8AD
Darker −40%#2BA08A
More saturated +25%#A1F6E6
Less saturated −25%#BBDCD6

Channel breakdown

R174
G233
B222
Red174 (68.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue168.81°
Saturation (HSL)57.28%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G E9 · B DE

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