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Recognised as Colour

#8BC3AE

  • #8BC3AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BC3AE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 195, 174 and HSL 158°, 32%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BC3AE#8BC3AE
HEX#8BC3AE
RGBrgb(139, 195, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7647, 0.6824
RGB percentages54.5%, 76.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(157.5, 31.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 28.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK28.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,598
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC3AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#743C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0BCADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38BA0
Analogous#8BC392, #8BBCC3
Triadic#AE8BC3, #C3AE8B
Split complementary#C38BBC, #C3928B
Tetradic#928BC3, #C38BA0, #BCC38B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F7F4
Lighter +20%#CEE6DD
Lighter +10%#ADD4C5
Darker −10%#69B297
Darker −20%#4F997D
Darker −30%#3E7762
Darker −40%#2C5646
More saturated +25%#75D9B3
Less saturated −25%#A1ADA9

Channel breakdown

R139
G195
B174
Red139 (54.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)31.82%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C3 · B AE

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