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Recognised as Colour

#8CF6E6

  • #8CF6E6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#8CF6E6 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 246, 230 and HSL 171°, 85%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#8CF6E6#8CF6E6
HEX#8CF6E6
RGBrgb(140, 246, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9647, 0.902
RGB percentages54.9%, 96.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(170.9, 85.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 43.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,238,246
CSS custom property--colour: #8CF6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.44:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#730919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDEBE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBDEE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#60FAF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Aqua · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F68C9C
Analogous#8CF6B1, #8CD1F6
Triadic#E68CF6, #F6E68C
Split complementary#F68CD1, #F6B18C
Tetradic#B18CF6, #F68C9C, #D1F68C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBFDFB
Lighter +10%#BBFAF0
Darker −10%#5DF2DC
Darker −20%#2DEFD1
Darker −30%#11D8BA
Darker −40%#0DA991
More saturated +25%#83FFEC
Less saturated −25%#9BE6DB

Channel breakdown

R140
G246
B230
Red140 (54.9%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue170.94°
Saturation (HSL)85.48%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G F6 · B E6

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