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Recognised as Colour

#8AE9DE

  • #8AE9DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AE9DE is a cyan with RGB values 138, 233, 222 and HSL 173°, 68%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AE9DE#8AE9DE
HEX#8AE9DE
RGBrgb(138, 233, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9137, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.1%, 91.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(173.1, 68.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 40.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK40.8%, 0%, 4.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,103,838
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#751621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D3DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#63EDE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.7Turquoise · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E98A95
Analogous#8AE9AF, #8AC4E9
Triadic#DE8AE9, #E9DE8A
Split complementary#E98AC4, #E9AF8A
Tetradic#AE8AE9, #E98A95, #C4E98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0F9F6
Lighter +10%#B5F1EA
Darker −10%#5FE1D2
Darker −20%#34D9C6
Darker −30%#23B7A6
Darker −40%#1A8D7F
More saturated +25%#79FAEB
Less saturated −25%#9BD8D1

Channel breakdown

R138
G233
B222
Red138 (54.1%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue173.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E9 · B DE

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