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Recognised as Colour

#8CF3EE

  • #8CF3EE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CF3EE is a cyan with RGB values 140, 243, 238 and HSL 177°, 81%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CF3EE#8CF3EE
HEX#8CF3EE
RGBrgb(140, 243, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9529, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.9%, 95.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(177.1, 81.1%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.1, 42.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 2.1%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,237,486
CSS custom property--colour: #8CF3EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.17:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#730C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8EAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DCEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#5CF8F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Turquoise · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2Aqua · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F38C91
Analogous#8CF3BB, #8CC4F3
Triadic#EE8CF3, #F3EE8C
Split complementary#F38CC4, #F3BB8C
Tetradic#BB8CF3, #F38C91, #C4F38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8FDFC
Lighter +10%#BAF8F5
Darker −10%#5EEEE7
Darker −20%#30E9E0
Darker −30%#16D0C7
Darker −40%#11A29B
More saturated +25%#80FFF9
Less saturated −25%#9CE3E0

Channel breakdown

R140
G243
B238
Red140 (54.9%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue177.09°
Saturation (HSL)81.1%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G F3 · B EE

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