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Recognised as Colour

#8BC6C2

  • #8BC6C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8BC6C2 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 198, 194 and HSL 176°, 34%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8BC6C2#8BC6C2
HEX#8BC6C2
RGBrgb(139, 198, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7765, 0.7608
RGB percentages54.5%, 77.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(175.9, 34.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 29.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK29.8%, 0%, 2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,160,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC6C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#74393D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC0C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B8C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77C9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68B8F
Analogous#8BC6A5, #8BACC6
Triadic#C28BC6, #C6C28B
Split complementary#C68BAC, #C6A58B
Tetradic#A58BC6, #C68B8F, #ACC68B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F8F8
Lighter +20%#CFE8E6
Lighter +10%#ADD7D4
Darker −10%#69B5B0
Darker −20%#4D9E98
Darker −30%#3D7B77
Darker −40%#2C5956
More saturated +25%#75DCD5
Less saturated −25%#A1B0AF

Channel breakdown

R139
G198
B194
Red139 (54.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue175.93°
Saturation (HSL)34.1%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C6 · B C2

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