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Colour

#8AEDCC

  • #8AEDCC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#8AEDCC is a cyan with RGB values 138, 237, 204 and HSL 160°, 73%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AEDCC#8AEDCC
HEX#8AEDCC
RGBrgb(138, 237, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9294, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 92.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(160, 73.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 41.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK41.8%, 0%, 13.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,844
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEDCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#751233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E1CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#6BEEE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 10.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.7Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED8AAB
Analogous#8AED9B, #8ADDED
Triadic#CC8AED, #EDCC8A
Split complementary#ED8ADD, #ED9B8A
Tetradic#9B8AED, #ED8AAB, #DDED8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2FBF3
Lighter +10%#B6F4DF
Darker −10%#5EE6B9
Darker −20%#32DFA5
Darker −30%#1EC08A
Darker −40%#17946A
More saturated +25%#79FED2
Less saturated −25%#9BDCC6

Channel breakdown

R138
G237
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G ED · B CC

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