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Recognised as Colour

#8BC4BE

  • #8BC4BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8BC4BE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 196, 190 and HSL 174°, 33%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8BC4BE#8BC4BE
HEX#8BC4BE
RGBrgb(139, 196, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7686, 0.7451
RGB percentages54.5%, 76.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(173.7, 32.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 29.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,870
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC4BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#743B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEBEBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79C7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C48B91
Analogous#8BC4A2, #8BADC4
Triadic#BE8BC4, #C4BE8B
Split complementary#C48BAD, #C4A28B
Tetradic#A28BC4, #C48B91, #AEC48B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F8F7
Lighter +20%#CFE6E4
Lighter +10%#ADD5D1
Darker −10%#69B3AB
Darker −20%#4F9A92
Darker −30%#3D7972
Darker −40%#2C5752
More saturated +25%#75DACF
Less saturated −25%#A1AEAD

Channel breakdown

R139
G196
B190
Red139 (54.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue173.68°
Saturation (HSL)32.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C4 · B BE

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