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Recognised as Colour

#88CEC8

  • #88CEC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#88CEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 206, 200 and HSL 175°, 42%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#88CEC8#88CEC8
HEX#88CEC8
RGBrgb(136, 206, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.8078, 0.7843
RGB percentages53.3%, 80.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(174.9, 41.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.9, 34%, 80.8%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 2.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,965,832
CSS custom property--colour: #88CEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#773137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C7C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABDC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6FD1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE888E
Analogous#88CEA5, #88B1CE
Triadic#C888CE, #CEC888
Split complementary#CE88B1, #CEA588
Tetradic#A588CE, #CE888E, #B1CE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FBFA
Lighter +20%#D0ECE9
Lighter +10%#ACDDD9
Darker −10%#64BFB7
Darker −20%#46AAA1
Darker −30%#37867F
Darker −40%#28625D
More saturated +25%#73E3D9
Less saturated −25%#9DB9B7

Channel breakdown

R136
G206
B200
Red136 (53.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue174.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G CE · B C8

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