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Recognised as Colour

#8CD5D5

  • #8CD5D5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CD5D5 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 213, 213 and HSL 180°, 46%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CD5D5#8CD5D5
HEX#8CD5D5
RGBrgb(140, 213, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8353, 0.8353
RGB percentages54.9%, 83.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(180, 46.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 34.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,781
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD5D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#732A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC4D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FD9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 12.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D58C8C
Analogous#8CD5B1, #8CB1D5
Triadic#D58CD5, #D5D58C
Split complementary#D58CB1, #D5B18C
Tetradic#B18CD5, #D58C8C, #B1D58C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFE
Lighter +20%#D7F0F0
Lighter +10%#B1E3E3
Darker −10%#67C7C7
Darker −20%#43B8B8
Darker −30%#369292
Darker −40%#286D6D
More saturated +25%#78E9E9
Less saturated −25%#A0C1C1

Channel breakdown

R140
G213
B213
Red140 (54.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D5 · B D5

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