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Recognised as Colour

#08E5AE

  • #08E5AE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#08E5AE is a cyan with RGB values 8, 229, 174 and HSL 165°, 93%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#08E5AE#08E5AE
HEX#08E5AE
RGBrgb(8, 229, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.898, 0.6824
RGB percentages3.1%, 89.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(165.1, 93.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.1, 96.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK96.5%, 0%, 24%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer583,086
CSS custom property--colour: #08E5AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#F71A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFD4ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C3B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22Medium spring green · ΔE 22.8Turquoise · ΔE 23.3Light green · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5083F
Analogous#08E53F, #08AEE5
Triadic#AE08E5, #E5AE08
Split complementary#E508AE, #E53F08
Tetradic#3F08E5, #E5083F, #AEE508

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCFDED
Lighter +30%#8BFBDF
Lighter +20%#5AF9D2
Lighter +10%#28F8C4
Darker −10%#06B489
Darker −20%#058263
Darker −30%#03513E
Darker −40%#012018
More saturated +25%#00EDB2
Less saturated −25%#26C79F

Channel breakdown

R8
G229
B174
Red8 (3.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue165.07°
Saturation (HSL)93.25%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G E5 · B AE

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