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Recognised as Colour

#8BC2BC

  • #8BC2BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8BC2BC is a cyan with RGB values 139, 194, 188 and HSL 173°, 31%, 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

#8BC2BC#8BC2BC
HEX#8BC2BC
RGBrgb(139, 194, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7608, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.5%, 76.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(173.5, 31.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 28.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,356
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC2BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#743D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBCBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79C5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2Silver · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28B91
Analogous#8BC2A1, #8BACC2
Triadic#BC8BC2, #C2BC8B
Split complementary#C28BAC, #C2A18B
Tetradic#A18BC2, #C28B91, #ACC28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF7F6
Lighter +20%#CEE5E3
Lighter +10%#ACD4CF
Darker −10%#6AB0A9
Darker −20%#509790
Darker −30%#3E7670
Darker −40%#2C5550
More saturated +25%#75D8CD
Less saturated −25%#A1ACAB

Channel breakdown

R139
G194
B188
Red139 (54.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue173.45°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C2 · B BC

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