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Colour

#8CD8B3

  • #8CD8B3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD8B3 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 216, 179 and HSL 151°, 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

#8CD8B3#8CD8B3
HEX#8CD8B3
RGBrgb(140, 216, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.702
RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(150.8, 49.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.8, 35.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 17.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,515
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 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#73274C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6CEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C5B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 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

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.6Aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Turquoise · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88CB1
Analogous#8CD88D, #8CD7D8
Triadic#B38CD8, #D8B38C
Split complementary#D88CD7, #D88D8C
Tetradic#8D8CD8, #D88CB1, #D7D88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8F2E5
Lighter +10%#B2E5CC
Darker −10%#66CB9A
Darker −20%#40BE81
Darker −30%#339867
Darker −40%#26724D
More saturated +25%#79EBB4
Less saturated −25%#9FC5B2

Channel breakdown

R140
G216
B179
Red140 (54.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue150.79°
Saturation (HSL)49.35%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B B3

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