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Recognised as Colour

#84D8CE

  • #84D8CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#84D8CE is a cyan with RGB values 132, 216, 206 and HSL 173°, 52%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#84D8CE#84D8CE
HEX#84D8CE
RGBrgb(132, 216, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.8471, 0.8078
RGB percentages51.8%, 84.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(172.9, 51.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 38.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 4.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,706,254
CSS custom property--colour: #84D8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#7B2731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C5CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#64DCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8848E
Analogous#84D8A4, #84B8D8
Triadic#CE84D8, #D8CE84
Split complementary#D884B8, #D8A484
Tetradic#A484D8, #D8848E, #B8D884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FDFC
Lighter +20%#D1F1ED
Lighter +10%#ABE4DD
Darker −10%#5DCCBF
Darker −20%#3BBBAC
Darker −30%#2F9488
Darker −40%#236D64
More saturated +25%#70ECDD
Less saturated −25%#98C4BF

Channel breakdown

R132
G216
B206
Red132 (51.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue172.86°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 84 · G D8 · B CE

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