Colour

#8CD8C2

#8CD8C2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD8C2 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 216, 194 and HSL 163°, 49%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CD8C2#8CD8C2

HEX#8CD8C2

RGBrgb(140, 216, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.7608

RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(162.6, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.6, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK35.2%, 0%, 10.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,230,530

CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#73273D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3CFC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C5C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#76DAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.9 Turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Powder blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D88CA2

Analogous#8CD89C, #8CC8D8

Triadic#C28CD8, #D8C28C

Split complementary#D88CC8, #D89C8C

Tetradic#9C8CD8, #D88CA2, #C8D88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8F2EA

Lighter +10%#B2E5D6

Darker −10%#66CBAE

Darker −20%#40BE99

Darker −30%#33987B

Darker −40%#26725C

More saturated +25%#79EBCA

Less saturated −25%#9FC5BA

Channel breakdown

R140

G216

B194

Red140 (54.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue162.63°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B C2

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