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Recognised as Colour

#8CCDB3

  • #8CCDB3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CCDB3 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 205, 179 and HSL 156°, 39%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CCDB3#8CCDB3
HEX#8CCDB3
RGBrgb(140, 205, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8039, 0.702
RGB percentages54.9%, 80.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(156, 39.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 31.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK31.7%, 0%, 12.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,699
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#73324C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC4B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBCB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7CCEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.1Powder blue · ΔE 20.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8CA6
Analogous#8CCD93, #8CC7CD
Triadic#B38CCD, #CDB38C
Split complementary#CD8CC7, #CD938C
Tetradic#938CCD, #CD8CA6, #C7CD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBF9
Lighter +20%#D3ECE2
Lighter +10%#B0DCCA
Darker −10%#68BE9C
Darker −20%#4AA983
Darker −30%#3A8668
Darker −40%#2B624C
More saturated +25%#77E2B7
Less saturated −25%#A1B8AF

Channel breakdown

R140
G205
B179
Red140 (54.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G CD · B B3

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