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Recognised as Colour

#AEF2DC

  • #AEF2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AEF2DC is a cyan with RGB values 174, 242, 220 and HSL 161°, 72%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AEF2DC#AEF2DC
HEX#AEF2DC
RGBrgb(174, 242, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.949, 0.8627
RGB percentages68.2%, 94.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(160.6, 72.3%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.6, 28.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK28.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,465,436
CSS custom property--colour: #AEF2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#510D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE9DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9DF3EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Light cyan · ΔE 18.8Honeydew · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2AEC4
Analogous#AEF2BA, #AEE6F2
Triadic#DCAEF2, #F2DCAE
Split complementary#F2AEE6, #F2BAAE
Tetradic#BAAEF2, #F2AEC4, #E6F2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAF9EF
Darker −10%#82EBC9
Darker −20%#56E4B6
Darker −30%#2ADDA3
Darker −40%#1DB785
More saturated +25%#A2FEE0
Less saturated −25%#BAE6D8

Channel breakdown

R174
G242
B220
Red174 (68.2%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue160.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.34%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G F2 · B DC

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