Recognised as Colour

#8BCBB6

#8BCBB6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8BCBB6 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 203, 182 and HSL 160°, 38%, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#8BCBB6

RGBrgb(139, 203, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7961, 0.7137

RGB percentages54.5%, 79.6%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(160.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK31.5%, 0%, 10.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,161,654

CSS custom property--colour: #8BCBB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#743449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C3B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCBBB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7ACCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 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 text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Powder blue · ΔE 18.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB8BA0

Analogous#8BCB96, #8BC0CB

Triadic#B68BCB, #CBB68B

Split complementary#CB8BC0, #CB968B

Tetradic#968BCB, #CB8BA0, #C0CB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FAF8

Lighter +20%#D1EBE2

Lighter +10%#AEDBCC

Darker −10%#68BBA0

Darker −20%#4AA688

Darker −30%#3A826B

Darker −40%#2B5F4E

More saturated +25%#76E0BD

Less saturated −25%#A0B6AF

Channel breakdown

R139

G203

B182

Red139 (54.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue160.31°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G CB · B B6

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