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Recognised as Colour

#8BCDB4

  • #8BCDB4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8BCDB4 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 205, 180 and HSL 157°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8BCDB4#8BCDB4
HEX#8BCDB4
RGBrgb(139, 205, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8039, 0.7059
RGB percentages54.5%, 80.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(157.3, 39.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 32.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 12.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,162,164
CSS custom property--colour: #8BCDB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#74324B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC4B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBCB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7ACEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.3Powder blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8BA4
Analogous#8BCD93, #8BC5CD
Triadic#B48BCD, #CDB48B
Split complementary#CD8BC5, #CD938B
Tetradic#938BCD, #CD8BA4, #C5CD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBF9
Lighter +20%#D2ECE2
Lighter +10%#AFDCCB
Darker −10%#67BE9D
Darker −20%#49A985
Darker −30%#3A8569
Darker −40%#2A624D
More saturated +25%#76E2B9
Less saturated −25%#A0B8AF

Channel breakdown

R139
G205
B180
Red139 (54.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue157.27°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G CD · B B4

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