Colour

#8BEBCE

#8BEBCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8BEBCE is a cyan with RGB values 139, 235, 206 and HSL 162°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#8BEBCE

RGBrgb(139, 235, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.9216, 0.8078

RGB percentages54.5%, 92.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(161.9, 70.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.9, 40.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK40.9%, 0%, 12.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,169,870

CSS custom property--colour: #8BEBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#741431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5E0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D4D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#6CEDE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 12.7 Turquoise · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB8BA8

Analogous#8BEB9E, #8BD8EB

Triadic#CE8BEB, #EBCE8B

Split complementary#EB8BD8, #EB9E8B

Tetradic#9E8BEB, #EB8BA8, #D8EB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2FAF3

Lighter +10%#B6F3E0

Darker −10%#60E3BC

Darker −20%#34DCA9

Darker −30%#21BC8D

Darker −40%#19916D

More saturated +25%#7AFCD5

Less saturated −25%#9CDAC7

Channel breakdown

R139

G235

B206

Red139 (54.5%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue161.88°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G EB · B CE

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Colour values

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