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Recognised as Colour

#8DCBBD

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

#8DCBBD is a cyan with RGB values 141, 203, 189 and HSL 166°, 37%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DCBBD#8DCBBD
HEX#8DCBBD
RGBrgb(141, 203, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7961, 0.7412
RGB percentages55.3%, 79.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(166.5, 37.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.5, 30.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK30.5%, 0%, 6.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,292,733
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCBBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#723442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C4BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBCBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BCDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8D9B
Analogous#8DCB9E, #8DBACB
Triadic#BD8DCB, #CBBD8D
Split complementary#CB8DBA, #CB9E8D
Tetradic#9E8DCB, #CB8D9B, #BACB8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBFA
Lighter +20%#D3EBE6
Lighter +10%#B0DBD1
Darker −10%#6ABBA9
Darker −20%#4CA692
Darker −30%#3C8373
Darker −40%#2C6054
More saturated +25%#78E0C8
Less saturated −25%#A2B6B2

Channel breakdown

R141
G203
B189
Red141 (55.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue166.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G CB · B BD

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