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Colour

#8BC1BC

  • #8BC1BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8BC1BC is a cyan with RGB values 139, 193, 188 and HSL 174°, 30%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8BC1BC#8BC1BC
HEX#8BC1BC
RGBrgb(139, 193, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7569, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.5%, 75.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(174.4, 30.3%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.4, 28%, 75.7%)
CMYK28%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,100
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#743E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBBBBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7AC4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Silver · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C18B90
Analogous#8BC1A1, #8BABC1
Triadic#BC8BC1, #C1BC8B
Split complementary#C18BAB, #C1A18B
Tetradic#A18BC1, #C18B90, #ABC18B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF6F6
Lighter +20%#CDE5E2
Lighter +10%#ACD3CF
Darker −10%#6AAFA9
Darker −20%#50968F
Darker −30%#3E7570
Darker −40%#2D5350
More saturated +25%#75D7CE
Less saturated −25%#A1ABAA

Channel breakdown

R139
G193
B188
Red139 (54.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue174.44°
Saturation (HSL)30.34%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C1 · B BC

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