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Colour

#8AE5E2

  • #8AE5E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AE5E2 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 229, 226 and HSL 178°, 64%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AE5E2#8AE5E2
HEX#8AE5E2
RGBrgb(138, 229, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.898, 0.8863
RGB percentages54.1%, 89.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(178, 63.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178, 39.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,102,818
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#751A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDDE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD1E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62EAE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58A8D
Analogous#8AE5B5, #8ABAE5
Triadic#E28AE5, #E5E28A
Split complementary#E58ABA, #E5B58A
Tetradic#B48AE5, #E58A8D, #BAE58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDF8F7
Lighter +10%#B4EEEC
Darker −10%#60DCD8
Darker −20%#37D2CD
Darker −30%#27AFAB
Darker −40%#1E8582
More saturated +25%#78F7F3
Less saturated −25%#9CD3D1

Channel breakdown

R138
G229
B226
Red138 (54.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue178.02°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E5 · B E2

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