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Recognised as Colour

#8BD1CD

  • #8BD1CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8BD1CD is a cyan with RGB values 139, 209, 205 and HSL 177°, 43%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8BD1CD#8BD1CD
HEX#8BD1CD
RGBrgb(139, 209, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8196, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.5%, 82%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(176.6, 43.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 33.5%, 82%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 1.9%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,163,213
CSS custom property--colour: #8BD1CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#742E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#71D5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D18B8F
Analogous#8BD1AA, #8BB2D1
Triadic#CD8BD1, #D1CD8B
Split complementary#D18BB2, #D1AA8B
Tetradic#AA8BD1, #D18B8F, #B2D18B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFC
Lighter +20%#D4EEEC
Lighter +10%#B0DFDD
Darker −10%#66C3BD
Darker −20%#46B0AA
Darker −30%#378C87
Darker −40%#296764
More saturated +25%#77E5DF
Less saturated −25%#9FBDBB

Channel breakdown

R139
G209
B205
Red139 (54.5%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G D1 · B CD

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