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Colour

#8CD8CB

  • #8CD8CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CD8CB is a cyan with RGB values 140, 216, 203 and HSL 170°, 49%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CD8CB#8CD8CB
HEX#8CD8CB
RGBrgb(140, 216, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(169.7, 49.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 35.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,539
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#732734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C6CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72DBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.2Turquoise · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88C99
Analogous#8CD8A5, #8CBFD8
Triadic#CB8CD8, #D8CB8C
Split complementary#D88CBF, #D8A58C
Tetradic#A58CD8, #D88C99, #BFD88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8F2ED
Lighter +10%#B2E5DC
Darker −10%#66CBBA
Darker −20%#40BEA8
Darker −30%#339886
Darker −40%#267265
More saturated +25%#79EBD8
Less saturated −25%#9FC5BE

Channel breakdown

R140
G216
B203
Red140 (54.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue169.74°
Saturation (HSL)49.35%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B CB

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