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Recognised as Colour

#8CDBD3

  • #8CDBD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CDBD3 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 219, 211 and HSL 174°, 52%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CDBD3#8CDBD3
HEX#8CDBD3
RGBrgb(140, 219, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8588, 0.8275
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(173.9, 52.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 36.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 3.7%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,231,315
CSS custom property--colour: #8CDBD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#73242C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D3D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C8D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6FDFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 17Turquoise · ΔE 18.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB8C94
Analogous#8CDBAC, #8CBBDB
Triadic#D38CDB, #DBD38C
Split complementary#DB8CBB, #DBAC8C
Tetradic#AC8CDB, #DB8C94, #BBDB8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAF3F1
Lighter +10%#B3E7E2
Darker −10%#65CFC4
Darker −20%#3EC3B5
Darker −30%#319D92
Darker −40%#25766E
More saturated +25%#79EEE2
Less saturated −25%#9FC8C4

Channel breakdown

R140
G219
B211
Red140 (54.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue173.92°
Saturation (HSL)52.32%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G DB · B D3

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