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Colour

#8CFAF0

  • #8CFAF0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8CFAF0 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 250, 240 and HSL 175°, 92%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8CFAF0#8CFAF0
HEX#8CFAF0
RGBrgb(140, 250, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9804, 0.9412
RGB percentages54.9%, 98%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(174.5, 91.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 44%, 98%)
CMYK44%, 0%, 4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,239,280
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.05:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#73050F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0F0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDE2F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59FFF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Turquoise · ΔE 14.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Aqua · ΔE 16.8Cyan · ΔE 16.8Aquamarine · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA8C96
Analogous#8CFAB9, #8CCDFA
Triadic#F08CFA, #FAF08C
Split complementary#FA8CCD, #FAB98C
Tetradic#B98CFA, #FA8C96, #CDFA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEFEFD
Lighter +10%#BDFCF6
Darker −10%#5BF8EA
Darker −20%#2AF6E3
Darker −30%#0AE3CF
Darker −40%#08B2A3
More saturated +25%#87FFF4
Less saturated −25%#9BEBE4

Channel breakdown

R140
G250
B240
Red140 (54.9%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FA · B F0

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