Colour

#8CCACC

#8CCACC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#8CCACC is a cyan with RGB values 140, 202, 204 and HSL 182°, 39%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8CCACC#8CCACC

HEX#8CCACC

RGBrgb(140, 202, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7922, 0.8

RGB percentages54.9%, 79.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(181.9, 38.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 31.4%, 80%)

CMYK31.4%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,226,956

CSS custom property--colour: #8CCACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#733533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BBCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#74CECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.1 Light blue · ΔE 11.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Sky blue · ΔE 14.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC8E8C

Analogous#8CCCAE, #8CAACC

Triadic#CC8CCA, #CACC8C

Split complementary#CC8CAA, #CCAE8C

Tetradic#AE8CCC, #CC8E8C, #AACC8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FBFB

Lighter +20%#D3EBEB

Lighter +10%#AFDADC

Darker −10%#69BABC

Darker −20%#4AA5A8

Darker −30%#3B8284

Darker −40%#2B5F61

More saturated +25%#77DDE1

Less saturated −25%#A1B7B7

Channel breakdown

R140

G202

B204

Red140 (54.9%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue181.88°

Saturation (HSL)38.55%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G CA · B CC

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Colour values

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