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Recognised as Colour

#8AE9CC

  • #8AE9CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8AE9CC is a cyan with RGB values 138, 233, 204 and HSL 162°, 68%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AE9CC#8AE9CC
HEX#8AE9CC
RGBrgb(138, 233, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9137, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 91.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(161.7, 68.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 40.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK40.8%, 0%, 12.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,103,820
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68041WCAG 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 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#751633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6CEBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.3Aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Turquoise · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E98AA7
Analogous#8AE99D, #8AD6E9
Triadic#CC8AE9, #E9CC8A
Split complementary#E98AD6, #E99D8A
Tetradic#9C8AE9, #E98AA7, #D6E98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F9F1
Lighter +10%#B5F1DF
Darker −10%#5FE1B9
Darker −20%#34D9A7
Darker −30%#23B78A
Darker −40%#1A8D6A
More saturated +25%#79FAD3
Less saturated −25%#9BD8C5

Channel breakdown

R138
G233
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue161.68°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E9 · B CC

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