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Colour

#8AE8AC

  • #8AE8AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#8AE8AC is a green with RGB values 138, 232, 172 and HSL 142°, 67%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AE8AC#8AE8AC
HEX#8AE8AC
RGBrgb(138, 232, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9098, 0.6745
RGB percentages54.1%, 91%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(141.7, 67.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.7, 40.5%, 91%)
CMYK40.5%, 0%, 25.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,103,532
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE8AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#751753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8DAA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D0AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#77E6D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 13.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.7Light green · ΔE 17.3Pale green · ΔE 20.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E88AC6
Analogous#97E88A, #8AE8DB
Triadic#AC8AE8, #E8AC8A
Split complementary#DB8AE8, #E88A97
Tetradic#8A97E8, #E88AC6, #E8DB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF9E8
Lighter +10%#B5F0CA
Darker −10%#5FE08E
Darker −20%#35D770
Darker −30%#24B558
Darker −40%#1B8B44
More saturated +25%#79FAA7
Less saturated −25%#9BD6B1

Channel breakdown

R138
G232
B172
Red138 (54.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue141.7°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E8 · B AC

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