Recognised as Colour
#8AEADB
- #8AEADB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#8AEADB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 234, 219 and HSL 171°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#8AEADB#8AEADB
HEX#8AEADB
RGBrgb(138, 234, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9176, 0.8588
RGB percentages54.1%, 91.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(170.6, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK41%, 0%, 6.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,091
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEADB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#751524
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EA8A99
Analogous#8AEAAB, #8AC9EA
Triadic#DB8AEA, #EADB8A
Split complementary#EA8AC9, #EAAB8A
Tetradic#AB8AEA, #EA8A99, #C9EA8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G234
B219
Red138 (54.1%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue170.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EA · B DB
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