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Recognised as Colour

#8AEEB3

  • #8AEEB3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#8AEEB3 is a green with RGB values 138, 238, 179 and HSL 145°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AEEB3#8AEEB3
HEX#8AEEB3
RGBrgb(138, 238, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9333, 0.702
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(144.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 24.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,075
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEEB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.96:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#75114C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE0B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDD5B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#73ECDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.3Light green · ΔE 17.9Pale green · ΔE 20.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 23Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8AC5
Analogous#93EE8A, #8AEEE5
Triadic#B38AEE, #EEB38A
Split complementary#E58AEE, #EE8A93
Tetradic#8A93EE, #EE8AC5, #EEE58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FBED
Lighter +10%#B7F4D0
Darker −10%#5DE896
Darker −20%#31E179
Darker −30%#1CC361
Darker −40%#16964A
More saturated +25%#79FFB0
Less saturated −25%#9BDDB6

Channel breakdown

R138
G238
B179
Red138 (54.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue144.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EE · B B3

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