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Recognised as Colour

#8AFFCE

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

#8AFFCE is a cyan with RGB values 138, 255, 206 and HSL 155°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AFFCE#8AFFCE
HEX#8AFFCE
RGBrgb(138, 255, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.8078
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(154.9, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.9, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 19.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,454
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFFCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#750031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBF1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9E4D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#66FFF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 3.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.5Light green · ΔE 24.5Pale green · ΔE 25.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 3.76, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8ABB
Analogous#8AFF94, #8AF5FF
Triadic#CE8AFF, #FFCE8A
Split complementary#FF8AF5, #FF948A
Tetradic#948AFF, #FF8ABB, #F5FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FFF9
Lighter +10%#BDFFE3
Darker −10%#57FFB9
Darker −20%#24FFA3
Darker −30%#00F08B
Darker −40%#00BD6E
More saturated +25%#8AFFCE
Less saturated −25%#99F0CC

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B206
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue154.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B CE

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