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Colour

#8CD8B2

  • #8CD8B2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD8B2 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 216, 178 and HSL 150°, 49%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CD8B2#8CD8B2
HEX#8CD8B2
RGBrgb(140, 216, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.698
RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(150, 49.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 35.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 17.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,514
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#73274D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6CEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C5B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 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 text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.4Aquamarine · ΔE 18Turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88CB2
Analogous#8CD88C, #8CD8D8
Triadic#B28CD8, #D8B28C
Split complementary#D88CD8, #D88C8C
Tetradic#8C8CD8, #D88CB2, #D8D88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFE
Lighter +20%#D8F2E5
Lighter +10%#B2E5CB
Darker −10%#66CB99
Darker −20%#40BE7F
Darker −30%#339865
Darker −40%#26724C
More saturated +25%#79EBB2
Less saturated −25%#9FC5B2

Channel breakdown

R140
G216
B178
Red140 (54.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)49.35%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B B2

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