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Recognised as Colour

#8CD1BC

  • #8CD1BC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD1BC is a cyan with RGB values 140, 209, 188 and HSL 162°, 43%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CD1BC#8CD1BC
HEX#8CD1BC
RGBrgb(140, 209, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8196, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.9%, 82%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(161.7, 42.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 33%, 82%)
CMYK33%, 0%, 10%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,228,732
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#732E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDC9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C0BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#79D2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D18CA1
Analogous#8CD19A, #8CC3D1
Triadic#BC8CD1, #D1BC8C
Split complementary#D18CC3, #D19A8C
Tetradic#9A8CD1, #D18CA1, #C3D18C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FDFC
Lighter +20%#D5EEE6
Lighter +10%#B0E0D1
Darker −10%#68C2A7
Darker −20%#47B090
Darker −30%#388C72
Darker −40%#296855
More saturated +25%#78E5C4
Less saturated −25%#A0BDB4

Channel breakdown

R140
G209
B188
Red140 (54.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue161.74°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D1 · B BC

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