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Recognised as Colour

#8CC9BE

  • #8CC9BE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8CC9BE is a cyan with RGB values 140, 201, 190 and HSL 169°, 36%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8CC9BE#8CC9BE
HEX#8CC9BE
RGBrgb(140, 201, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7882, 0.7451
RGB percentages54.9%, 78.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(169.2, 36.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 30.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,226,686
CSS custom property--colour: #8CC9BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#733641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79CBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C98C97
Analogous#8CC9A0, #8CB5C9
Triadic#BE8CC9, #C9BE8C
Split complementary#C98CB5, #C9A08C
Tetradic#A08CC9, #C98C97, #B5C98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAF9
Lighter +20%#D1EAE5
Lighter +10%#AFD9D2
Darker −10%#69B9AA
Darker −20%#4CA393
Darker −30%#3C8074
Darker −40%#2C5D54
More saturated +25%#77DECC
Less saturated −25%#A1B4B0

Channel breakdown

R140
G201
B190
Red140 (54.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue169.18°
Saturation (HSL)36.09%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G C9 · B BE

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