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Recognised as Colour

#8AFFDE

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

#8AFFDE is a cyan with RGB values 138, 255, 222 and HSL 163°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8AFFDE#8AFFDE
HEX#8AFFDE
RGBrgb(138, 255, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(163.1, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 12.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,470
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFFDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.44:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#750021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8F2DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#5EFFF5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 6.3Turquoise · ΔE 15.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Aqua · ΔE 21Cyan · ΔE 21Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8AAB
Analogous#8AFFA4, #8AE5FF
Triadic#DE8AFF, #FFDE8A
Split complementary#FF8AE5, #FFA48A
Tetradic#A48AFF, #FF8AAB, #E5FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FFFB
Lighter +10%#BDFFEC
Darker −10%#57FFD0
Darker −20%#24FFC1
Darker −30%#00F0AC
Darker −40%#00BD88
More saturated +25%#8AFFDE
Less saturated −25%#99F0D8

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B222
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue163.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B DE

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