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Recognised as Colour

#8BCABE

  • #8BCABE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8BCABE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 202, 190 and HSL 169°, 37%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8BCABE#8BCABE
HEX#8BCABE
RGBrgb(139, 202, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7922, 0.7451
RGB percentages54.5%, 79.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(168.6, 37.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 31.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,161,406
CSS custom property--colour: #8BCABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#743541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C3BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78CCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 17.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8B97
Analogous#8BCA9E, #8BB7CA
Triadic#BE8BCA, #CABE8B
Split complementary#CA8BB7, #CA9E8B
Tetradic#9E8BCA, #CA8B97, #B7CA8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAF9
Lighter +20%#D1EAE5
Lighter +10%#AEDAD2
Darker −10%#68BAAA
Darker −20%#4BA493
Darker −30%#3B8174
Darker −40%#2B5E54
More saturated +25%#76DFCB
Less saturated −25%#A0B5B1

Channel breakdown

R139
G202
B190
Red139 (54.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue168.57°
Saturation (HSL)37.28%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G CA · B BE

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