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Recognised as Colour

#8AEEE5

  • #8AEEE5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8AEEE5 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 238, 229 and HSL 175°, 75%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AEEE5#8AEEE5
HEX#8AEEE5
RGBrgb(138, 238, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9333, 0.898
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(174.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 3.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,125
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#75111A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D8E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5FF2EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Turquoise · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.7Aqua · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8A93
Analogous#8AEEB3, #8AC5EE
Triadic#E58AEE, #EEE58A
Split complementary#EE8AC5, #EEB38A
Tetradic#B38AEE, #EE8A93, #C5EE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FBF9
Lighter +10%#B7F4EF
Darker −10%#5DE8DB
Darker −20%#31E1D1
Darker −30%#1CC3B4
Darker −40%#16968B
More saturated +25%#79FFF3
Less saturated −25%#9BDDD7

Channel breakdown

R138
G238
B229
Red138 (54.1%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue174.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EE · B E5

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