Recognised as Colour

#8ADCCE

#8ADCCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ADCCE is a cyan with RGB values 138, 220, 206 and HSL 170°, 54%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#8ADCCE

RGBrgb(138, 220, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8627, 0.8078

RGB percentages54.1%, 86.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(169.8, 53.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 37.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK37.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,100,494

CSS custom property--colour: #8ADCCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#752331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5D3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C9CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6DDFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Powder blue · ΔE 16.1 Turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC8A98

Analogous#8ADCA5, #8AC1DC

Triadic#CE8ADC, #DCCE8A

Split complementary#DC8AC1, #DCA58A

Tetradic#A58ADC, #DC8A98, #C1DC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9F3EF

Lighter +10%#B1E8DE

Darker −10%#63D0BE

Darker −20%#3BC5AD

Darker −30%#2F9E8B

Darker −40%#237768

More saturated +25%#77EFDB

Less saturated −25%#9DC9C1

Channel breakdown

R138

G220

B206

Red138 (54.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue169.76°

Saturation (HSL)53.95%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G DC · B CE

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Colour values

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