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Colour

#8CD9B3

  • #8CD9B3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD9B3 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 217, 179 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

#8CD9B3#8CD9B3
HEX#8CD9B3
RGBrgb(140, 217, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.702
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(150.4, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.4, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 17.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,771
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD9B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#73264C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC5B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 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 text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8Aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98CB2
Analogous#8CD98D, #8CD8D9
Triadic#B38CD9, #D9B38C
Split complementary#D98CD8, #D98D8C
Tetradic#8D8CD9, #D98CB2, #D8D98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F2E6
Lighter +10%#B2E6CC
Darker −10%#66CC9A
Darker −20%#3FC080
Darker −30%#339967
Darker −40%#26734D
More saturated +25%#79ECB3
Less saturated −25%#9FC6B3

Channel breakdown

R140
G217
B179
Red140 (54.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue150.39°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B B3

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