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Recognised as Colour

#8DBCBC

  • #8DBCBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8DBCBC is a cyan with RGB values 141, 188, 188 and HSL 180°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8DBCBC#8DBCBC
HEX#8DBCBC
RGBrgb(141, 188, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7373, 0.7373
RGB percentages55.3%, 73.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(180, 26%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25%, 73.7%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,288,892
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBCBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#724343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B7BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7DBFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 13.3Powder blue · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8D8D
Analogous#8DBCA5, #8DA5BC
Triadic#BC8DBC, #BCBC8D
Split complementary#BC8DA5, #BCA58D
Tetradic#A58DBC, #BC8D8D, #A5BC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5F5
Lighter +20%#CDE2E2
Lighter +10%#ADCFCF
Darker −10%#6DA9A9
Darker −20%#548F8F
Darker −30%#416F6F
Darker −40%#2E4F4F
More saturated +25%#76D3D3
Less saturated −25%#A4A5A5

Channel breakdown

R141
G188
B188
Red141 (55.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8D · G BC · B BC

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