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Recognised as Colour

#8CD5CC

  • #8CD5CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CD5CC is a cyan with RGB values 140, 213, 204 and HSL 173°, 46%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CD5CC#8CD5CC
HEX#8CD5CC
RGBrgb(140, 213, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8353, 0.8
RGB percentages54.9%, 83.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(172.6, 46.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.6, 34.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,772
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#732A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#73D8D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 16.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D58C95
Analogous#8CD5A7, #8CBAD5
Triadic#CC8CD5, #D5CC8C
Split complementary#D58CBA, #D5A88C
Tetradic#A88CD5, #D58C95, #BAD58C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFE
Lighter +20%#D7F0ED
Lighter +10%#B1E3DD
Darker −10%#67C7BB
Darker −20%#43B8A9
Darker −30%#369287
Darker −40%#286D65
More saturated +25%#78E9DB
Less saturated −25%#A0C1BD

Channel breakdown

R140
G213
B204
Red140 (54.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue172.6°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D5 · B CC

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