Recognised as Colour
#AEF3E1
- #AEF3E1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#AEF3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 174, 243, 225 and HSL 164°, 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
#AEF3E1#AEF3E1
HEX#AEF3E1
RGBrgb(174, 243, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.9529, 0.8824
RGB percentages68.2%, 95.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(164.3, 74.2%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 28.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 7.4%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,465,697
CSS custom property--colour: #AEF3E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.71:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#510C1E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F3AEC0
Analogous#AEF3BE, #AEE3F3
Triadic#E1AEF3, #F3E1AE
Split complementary#F3AEE3, #F3BEAE
Tetradic#BEAEF3, #F3AEC0, #E3F3AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G243
B225
Red174 (68.2%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue164.35°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G F3 · B E1
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