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Recognised as Colour

#8AEEBB

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

#8AEEBB is a green with RGB values 138, 238, 187 and HSL 149°, 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

#8AEEBB#8AEEBB
HEX#8AEEBB
RGBrgb(138, 238, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9333, 0.7333
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(149.4, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.4, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 21.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,083
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEEBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#751144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE1B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCD6BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71EDE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 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 text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 9.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.7Turquoise · ΔE 20.8Light green · ΔE 22.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6Pale green · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8ABD
Analogous#8BEE8A, #8AEEED
Triadic#BB8AEE, #EEBB8A
Split complementary#ED8AEE, #EE8A8B
Tetradic#8A8BEE, #EE8ABD, #EEED8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FBEF
Lighter +10%#B7F4D5
Darker −10%#5DE8A1
Darker −20%#31E187
Darker −30%#1CC36E
Darker −40%#169655
More saturated +25%#79FFBB
Less saturated −25%#9BDDBB

Channel breakdown

R138
G238
B187
Red138 (54.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue149.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EE · B BB

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