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Recognised as Colour

#8AEED1

  • #8AEED1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#8AEED1 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 238, 209 and HSL 163°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AEED1#8AEED1
HEX#8AEED1
RGBrgb(138, 238, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9333, 0.8196
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(162.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 12.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,105
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#75112E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D7D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68F0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8AA7
Analogous#8AEE9F, #8AD9EE
Triadic#D18AEE, #EED18A
Split complementary#EE8AD9, #EE9F8A
Tetradic#9F8AEE, #EE8AA7, #D9EE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FBF4
Lighter +10%#B7F4E3
Darker −10%#5DE8BF
Darker −20%#31E1AE
Darker −30%#1CC392
Darker −40%#169671
More saturated +25%#79FFD8
Less saturated −25%#9BDDCA

Channel breakdown

R138
G238
B209
Red138 (54.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue162.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EE · B D1

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