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Recognised as Colour

#AEF3DC

  • #AEF3DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#AEF3DC is a cyan with RGB values 174, 243, 220 and HSL 160°, 74%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#AEF3DC#AEF3DC
HEX#AEF3DC
RGBrgb(174, 243, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9529, 0.8627
RGB percentages68.2%, 95.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(160, 74.2%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 28.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 9.5%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,465,692
CSS custom property--colour: #AEF3DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.65:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#510C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFEADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CF4ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 17.8Light cyan · ΔE 19.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Aquamarine · ΔE 20.2Honeydew · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3AEC5
Analogous#AEF3BA, #AEE8F3
Triadic#DCAEF3, #F3DCAE
Split complementary#F3AEE7, #F3BAAE
Tetradic#BAAEF3, #F3AEC5, #E7F3AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAFAEF
Darker −10%#82ECC9
Darker −20%#55E6B6
Darker −30%#29DFA2
Darker −40%#1BBA85
More saturated +25%#A2FFE0
Less saturated −25%#BAE7D8

Channel breakdown

R174
G243
B220
Red174 (68.2%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G F3 · B DC

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