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Colour

#8BECC5

  • #8BECC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#8BECC5 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 236, 197 and HSL 156°, 72%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#8BECC5#8BECC5
HEX#8BECC5
RGBrgb(139, 236, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.9255, 0.7725
RGB percentages54.5%, 92.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(155.9, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.9, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.1%, 0%, 16.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,170,117
CSS custom property--colour: #8BECC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.9:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#74133A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8E0C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D5C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6FEDE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 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 text14.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 9.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.2Turquoise · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC8BB2
Analogous#8BEC95, #8BE3EC
Triadic#C58BEC, #ECC58B
Split complementary#EC8BE3, #EC958B
Tetradic#948BEC, #EC8BB2, #E3EC8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3FAF1
Lighter +10%#B7F3DB
Darker −10%#5FE5AF
Darker −20%#33DE99
Darker −30%#1FBF7F
Darker −40%#189362
More saturated +25%#7AFDC8
Less saturated −25%#9CDBC2

Channel breakdown

R139
G236
B197
Red139 (54.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue155.88°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G EC · B C5

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