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Recognised as Colour

#8AE0EB

  • #8AE0EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AE0EB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 224, 235 and HSL 187°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AE0EB#8AE0EB
HEX#8AE0EB
RGBrgb(138, 224, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8784, 0.9216
RGB percentages54.1%, 87.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(186.8, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,101,547
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#751F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#5FE7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 12.5Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB958A
Analogous#8AEBC6, #8AAFEB
Triadic#EB8AE0, #E0EB8A
Split complementary#EB8AAF, #EBC58A
Tetradic#C68AEB, #EB958A, #B0EB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1F7FA
Lighter +10%#B6ECF2
Darker −10%#5ED4E4
Darker −20%#33C9DC
Darker −30%#20AABC
Darker −40%#198390
More saturated +25%#79EDFC
Less saturated −25%#9BD3DA

Channel breakdown

R138
G224
B235
Red138 (54.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue186.8°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G E0 · B EB

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