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Recognised as Colour

#8AC4CB

  • #8AC4CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#8AC4CB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 196, 203 and HSL 186°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#8AC4CB#8AC4CB
HEX#8AC4CB
RGBrgb(138, 196, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7686, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.1%, 76.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(186.5, 38.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 32%, 79.6%)
CMYK32%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,094,347
CSS custom property--colour: #8AC4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#753B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBBFCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73C9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB918A
Analogous#8ACBB2, #8AA3CB
Triadic#CB8AC4, #C4CB8A
Split complementary#CB8AA4, #CBB28A
Tetradic#B18ACB, #CB918A, #A3CB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FA
Lighter +20%#D1E8EA
Lighter +10%#ADD6DB
Darker −10%#67B2BB
Darker −20%#4A9CA5
Darker −30%#3A7A82
Darker −40%#2A595F
More saturated +25%#75D5E0
Less saturated −25%#9FB3B6

Channel breakdown

R138
G196
B203
Red138 (54.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue186.46°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G C4 · B CB

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