Colour
#8CFAE1
- #8CFAE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#8CFAE1 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 250, 225 and HSL 166°, 92%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#8CFAE1#8CFAE1
HEX#8CFAE1
RGBrgb(140, 250, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9804, 0.8824
RGB percentages54.9%, 98%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(166.4, 91.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 44%, 98%)
CMYK44%, 0%, 10%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,239,265
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFAE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#73051E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA8CA5
Analogous#8CFAAA, #8CDCFA
Triadic#E18CFA, #FAE18C
Split complementary#FA8CDC, #FAAA8C
Tetradic#AA8CFA, #FA8CA5, #DCFA8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G250
B225
Red140 (54.9%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue166.36°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FA · B E1
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