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Recognised as Colour

#8ACFC2

  • #8ACFC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ACFC2 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 207, 194 and HSL 169°, 42%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8ACFC2#8ACFC2
HEX#8ACFC2
RGBrgb(138, 207, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8118, 0.7608
RGB percentages54.1%, 81.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(168.7, 41.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.7, 33.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,097,154
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#75303D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74D1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14Powder blue · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 18.4Light seagreen · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8A97
Analogous#8ACFA0, #8ABACF
Triadic#C28ACF, #CFC28A
Split complementary#CF8ABA, #CFA08A
Tetradic#9F8ACF, #CF8A97, #BACF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCFB
Lighter +20%#D2EDE8
Lighter +10%#AEDED5
Darker −10%#66C0AF
Darker −20%#47AC99
Darker −30%#388879
Darker −40%#296459
More saturated +25%#75E4CF
Less saturated −25%#9FBAB5

Channel breakdown

R138
G207
B194
Red138 (54.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue168.7°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G CF · B C2

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