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Recognised as Colour

#8CD5AB

  • #8CD5AB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD5AB is a green with RGB values 140, 213, 171 and HSL 145°, 46%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CD5AB#8CD5AB
HEX#8CD5AB
RGBrgb(140, 213, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8353, 0.6706
RGB percentages54.9%, 83.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(145.5, 46.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.5, 34.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 19.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,739
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD5AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#732A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4CAA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DD4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19Turquoise · ΔE 21.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D58CB6
Analogous#92D58C, #8CD5CF
Triadic#AB8CD5, #D5AB8C
Split complementary#CF8CD5, #D58C92
Tetradic#8C92D5, #D58CB6, #D5CF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFD
Lighter +20%#D7F0E2
Lighter +10%#B1E3C6
Darker −10%#67C790
Darker −20%#43B875
Darker −30%#36925D
Darker −40%#286D45
More saturated +25%#78E9A8
Less saturated −25%#A0C1AE

Channel breakdown

R140
G213
B171
Red140 (54.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue145.48°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D5 · B AB

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