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Recognised as Colour

#8AEFEA

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

#8AEFEA is a cyan with RGB values 138, 239, 234 and HSL 177°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8AEFEA#8AEFEA
HEX#8AEFEA
RGBrgb(138, 239, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9373, 0.9176
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(177, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 2.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEFEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#751015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BF4EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Turquoise · ΔE 15.5Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Aqua · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8A8F
Analogous#8AEFB8, #8AC2EF
Triadic#EA8AEF, #EFEA8A
Split complementary#EF8AC2, #EFB88A
Tetradic#B78AEF, #EF8A8F, #C2EF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4FBFA
Lighter +10%#B7F5F2
Darker −10%#5DE9E2
Darker −20%#30E3DA
Darker −30%#1BC5BD
Darker −40%#159892
More saturated +25%#7AFFF8
Less saturated −25%#9BDEDB

Channel breakdown

R138
G239
B234
Red138 (54.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue177.03°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EF · B EA

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