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Recognised as Colour

#8AD7CA

  • #8AD7CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AD7CA is a cyan with RGB values 138, 215, 202 and HSL 170°, 49%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AD7CA#8AD7CA
HEX#8AD7CA
RGBrgb(138, 215, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8431, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.1%, 84.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(169.9, 49%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 35.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,099,210
CSS custom property--colour: #8AD7CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#752835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C5CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#70DAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.9Turquoise · ΔE 17.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78A97
Analogous#8AD7A3, #8ABED7
Triadic#CA8AD7, #D7CA8A
Split complementary#D78ABE, #D7A38A
Tetradic#A38AD7, #D78A97, #BED78A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFE
Lighter +20%#D6F1EC
Lighter +10%#B0E4DB
Darker −10%#64CAB9
Darker −20%#40BBA6
Darker −30%#339584
Darker −40%#266F63
More saturated +25%#76EBD7
Less saturated −25%#9EC3BD

Channel breakdown

R138
G215
B202
Red138 (54.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue169.87°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G D7 · B CA

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