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Colour

#8CD9B2

  • #8CD9B2
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD9B2 is a green with RGB values 140, 217, 178 and HSL 150°, 50%, 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

#8CD9B2#8CD9B2
HEX#8CD9B2
RGBrgb(140, 217, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.698
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(149.6, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.6, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 18%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,770
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD9B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#73264D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC5B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7BD9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7Aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Turquoise · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98CB3
Analogous#8DD98C, #8CD9D8
Triadic#B28CD9, #D9B28C
Split complementary#D88CD9, #D98C8D
Tetradic#8C8DD9, #D98CB3, #D9D88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F2E5
Lighter +10%#B2E6CC
Darker −10%#66CC98
Darker −20%#3FC07F
Darker −30%#339965
Darker −40%#26734C
More saturated +25%#79ECB2
Less saturated −25%#9FC6B2

Channel breakdown

R140
G217
B178
Red140 (54.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue149.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B B2

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