Colour

#8AEDDF

#8AEDDF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#8AEDDF is a cyan with RGB values 138, 237, 223 and HSL 172°, 73%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#8AEDDF#8AEDDF

HEX#8AEDDF

RGBrgb(138, 237, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9294, 0.8745

RGB percentages54.1%, 92.9%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(171.5, 73.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 41.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK41.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,104,863

CSS custom property--colour: #8AEDDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#751220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4E3DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D6E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#62F1E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED8A98

Analogous#8AEDAE, #8ACAED

Triadic#DF8AED, #EDDF8A

Split complementary#ED8ACA, #EDAE8A

Tetradic#AD8AED, #ED8A98, #CAED8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2FBF7

Lighter +10%#B6F4EB

Darker −10%#5EE6D3

Darker −20%#32DFC7

Darker −30%#1EC0A9

Darker −40%#179482

More saturated +25%#79FEEB

Less saturated −25%#9BDCD3

Channel breakdown

R138

G237

B223

Red138 (54.1%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue171.52°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G ED · B DF

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