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Recognised as Colour

#8ACFCB

  • #8ACFCB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8ACFCB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 207, 203 and HSL 177°, 42%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8ACFCB#8ACFCB
HEX#8ACFCB
RGBrgb(138, 207, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8118, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.1%, 81.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(176.5, 41.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 33.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 1.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,097,163
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#753034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBFCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71D3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 14.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8A8E
Analogous#8ACFA8, #8AB1CF
Triadic#CB8ACF, #CFCB8A
Split complementary#CF8AB1, #CFA98A
Tetradic#A98ACF, #CF8A8E, #B1CF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCFB
Lighter +20%#D2EDEB
Lighter +10%#AEDEDB
Darker −10%#66C0BB
Darker −20%#47ACA6
Darker −30%#388883
Darker −40%#296461
More saturated +25%#75E4DD
Less saturated −25%#9FBAB9

Channel breakdown

R138
G207
B203
Red138 (54.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue176.52°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G CF · B CB

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