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Recognised as Colour

#8ACDB9

  • #8ACDB9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8ACDB9 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 205, 185 and HSL 162°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8ACDB9#8ACDB9
HEX#8ACDB9
RGBrgb(138, 205, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8039, 0.7255
RGB percentages54.1%, 80.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(162.1, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.1, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 0%, 9.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,096,633
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACDB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52569WCAG 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 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#753246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C5B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBCBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77CEC7no 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 text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light seagreen · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8A9E
Analogous#8ACD98, #8AC0CD
Triadic#B98ACD, #CDB98A
Split complementary#CD8AC0, #CD978A
Tetradic#978ACD, #CD8A9E, #C0CD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBF9
Lighter +20%#D1ECE4
Lighter +10%#AEDCCE
Darker −10%#66BEA4
Darker −20%#48A98C
Darker −30%#39856E
Darker −40%#2A6151
More saturated +25%#75E2C1
Less saturated −25%#9FB8B1

Channel breakdown

R138
G205
B185
Red138 (54.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue162.09°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G CD · B B9

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