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Recognised as Colour

#8CE0C2

  • #8CE0C2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CE0C2 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 224, 194 and HSL 159°, 58%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8CE0C2#8CE0C2
HEX#8CE0C2
RGBrgb(140, 224, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8784, 0.7608
RGB percentages54.9%, 87.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(158.6, 57.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 37.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.5%, 0%, 13.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,232,578
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE0C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#731F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD6C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECBC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74E1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Turquoise · ΔE 16.2Aquamarine · ΔE 16.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E08CAA
Analogous#8CE098, #8CD4E0
Triadic#C28CE0, #E0C28C
Split complementary#E08CD4, #E0988C
Tetradic#988CE0, #E08CAA, #D4E08C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCF6ED
Lighter +10%#B4EBD7
Darker −10%#64D5AD
Darker −20%#3CCA97
Darker −30%#2DA67B
Darker −40%#227E5D
More saturated +25%#7AF2C7
Less saturated −25%#9ECEBD

Channel breakdown

R140
G224
B194
Red140 (54.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue158.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.53%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E0 · B C2

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