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Recognised as Colour

#8AD5C8

  • #8AD5C8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AD5C8 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 213, 200 and HSL 170°, 47%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AD5C8#8AD5C8
HEX#8AD5C8
RGBrgb(138, 213, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8353, 0.7843
RGB percentages54.1%, 83.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(169.6, 47.2%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.6, 35.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 6.1%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,098,696
CSS custom property--colour: #8AD5C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#752A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCDC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71D8D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16Turquoise · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D58A97
Analogous#8AD5A3, #8ABCD5
Triadic#C88AD5, #D5C88A
Split complementary#D58ABC, #D5A38A
Tetradic#A38AD5, #D58A97, #BCD58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFD
Lighter +20%#D5F0EB
Lighter +10%#B0E2DA
Darker −10%#64C8B6
Darker −20%#42B7A3
Darker −30%#349282
Darker −40%#276C60
More saturated +25%#76E9D5
Less saturated −25%#9EC1BB

Channel breakdown

R138
G213
B200
Red138 (54.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue169.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.17%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G D5 · B C8

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