Colour

#8AE4D2

#8AE4D2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#8AE4D2 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 228, 210 and HSL 168°, 63%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#8AE4D2#8AE4D2

HEX#8AE4D2

RGBrgb(138, 228, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8941, 0.8235

RGB percentages54.1%, 89.4%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(168, 62.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168, 39.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK39.5%, 0%, 7.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,102,546

CSS custom property--colour: #8AE4D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#751B2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDDAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CECFD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6AE7DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.1 Turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.7 Powder blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E48A9C

Analogous#8AE4A5, #8AC9E4

Triadic#D28AE4, #E4D28A

Split complementary#E48AC9, #E4A58A

Tetradic#A58AE4, #E48A9C, #C9E48A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDF7F2

Lighter +10%#B3EEE2

Darker −10%#61DAC2

Darker −20%#37D1B2

Darker −30%#28AD92

Darker −40%#1E846F

More saturated +25%#78F6DD

Less saturated −25%#9CD2C7

Channel breakdown

R138

G228

B210

Red138 (54.1%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue168°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G E4 · B D2

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