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Recognised as Colour

#8AEBCD

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

#8AEBCD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 235, 205 and HSL 161°, 71%, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AEBCD#8AEBCD
HEX#8AEBCD
RGBrgb(138, 235, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9216, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.1%, 92.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(161.4, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.4, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 0%, 12.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,333
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#751432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D4CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6BEDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Aquamarine · ΔE 12.1Turquoise · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB8AA8
Analogous#8AEB9D, #8AD8EB
Triadic#CD8AEB, #EBCD8A
Split complementary#EB8AD8, #EB9D8A
Tetradic#9C8AEB, #EB8AA8, #D8EB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1FAF2
Lighter +10%#B6F2E0
Darker −10%#5EE4BA
Darker −20%#33DCA8
Darker −30%#20BC8C
Darker −40%#19906B
More saturated +25%#79FCD4
Less saturated −25%#9BDAC6

Channel breakdown

R138
G235
B205
Red138 (54.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue161.44°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EB · B CD

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