Colour

#8ACDAD

#8ACDAD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8ACDAD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 205, 173 and HSL 151°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8ACDAD#8ACDAD

HEX#8ACDAD

RGBrgb(138, 205, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8039, 0.6784

RGB percentages54.1%, 80.4%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(151.3, 40.1%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.3, 32.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK32.7%, 0%, 15.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,096,621

CSS custom property--colour: #8ACDAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#753252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC4ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFBCAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7BCDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9 Turquoise · ΔE 21.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD8AAA

Analogous#8ACD8C, #8ACBCD

Triadic#AD8ACD, #CDAD8A

Split complementary#CD8ACB, #CD8C8A

Tetradic#8C8ACD, #CD8AAA, #CBCD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FBF8

Lighter +20%#D1ECDF

Lighter +10%#AEDCC6

Darker −10%#66BE94

Darker −20%#48A97B

Darker −30%#398561

Darker −40%#2A6147

More saturated +25%#75E2AE

Less saturated −25%#9FB8AC

Channel breakdown

R138

G205

B173

Red138 (54.1%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue151.34°

Saturation (HSL)40.12%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G CD · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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