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Colour

#8CE2DC

  • #8CE2DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CE2DC is a cyan with RGB values 140, 226, 220 and HSL 176°, 60%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CE2DC#8CE2DC
HEX#8CE2DC
RGBrgb(140, 226, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8863, 0.8627
RGB percentages54.9%, 88.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(175.8, 59.7%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 38.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 2.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,233,116
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#731D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#6AE6E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28C92
Analogous#8CE2B1, #8CBDE2
Triadic#DC8CE2, #E2DC8C
Split complementary#E28CBD, #E2B18C
Tetradic#B18CE2, #E28C92, #BDE28C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDF7F5
Lighter +10%#B5ECE8
Darker −10%#63D8D0
Darker −20%#3BCDC3
Darker −30%#2BAAA1
Darker −40%#21817B
More saturated +25%#7AF4EB
Less saturated −25%#9ED0CD

Channel breakdown

R140
G226
B220
Red140 (54.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue175.81°
Saturation (HSL)59.72%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E2 · B DC

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