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Colour

#8AFAE6

  • #8AFAE6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#8AFAE6 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 250, 230 and HSL 169°, 92%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#8AFAE6#8AFAE6
HEX#8AFAE6
RGBrgb(138, 250, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9804, 0.902
RGB percentages54.1%, 98%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(169.3, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.3, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK44.8%, 0%, 8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,108,198
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#750519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1EFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5BFEF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 13.1Aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Aqua · ΔE 17.8Cyan · ΔE 17.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA8A9E
Analogous#8AFAAE, #8AD6FA
Triadic#E68AFA, #FAE68A
Split complementary#FA8AD6, #FAAE8A
Tetradic#AE8AFA, #FA8A9E, #D6FA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECFEFB
Lighter +10%#BBFCF0
Darker −10%#59F8DC
Darker −20%#28F6D1
Darker −30%#0AE1BB
Darker −40%#08B092
More saturated +25%#85FFE9
Less saturated −25%#99EBDC

Channel breakdown

R138
G250
B230
Red138 (54.1%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue169.29°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FA · B E6

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