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Colour

#8CD8D8

  • #8CD8D8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CD8D8 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 216, 216 and HSL 180°, 49%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CD8D8#8CD8D8
HEX#8CD8D8
RGBrgb(140, 216, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.8471
RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(180, 49.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 35.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,552
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#732727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD1D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C6D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6DDDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88C8C
Analogous#8CD8B2, #8CB2D8
Triadic#D88CD8, #D8D88C
Split complementary#D88CB2, #D8B28C
Tetradic#B28CD8, #D88C8C, #B2D88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8F2F2
Lighter +10%#B2E5E5
Darker −10%#66CBCB
Darker −20%#40BEBE
Darker −30%#339898
Darker −40%#267272
More saturated +25%#79EBEB
Less saturated −25%#9FC5C5

Channel breakdown

R140
G216
B216
Red140 (54.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)49.35%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B D8

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