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Recognised as Colour

#8DCEC2

  • #8DCEC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8DCEC2 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 206, 194 and HSL 169°, 40%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DCEC2#8DCEC2
HEX#8DCEC2
RGBrgb(141, 206, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8078, 0.7608
RGB percentages55.3%, 80.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(168.9, 39.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 31.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.6%, 0%, 5.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,506
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCEC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#72313D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#79D0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 17.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8D99
Analogous#8DCEA2, #8DBACE
Triadic#C28DCE, #CEC28D
Split complementary#CE8DBA, #CEA28D
Tetradic#A28DCE, #CE8D99, #BACE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFB
Lighter +20%#D4EDE8
Lighter +10%#B1DDD5
Darker −10%#69BFAF
Darker −20%#4AAB99
Darker −30%#3A8879
Darker −40%#2B6459
More saturated +25%#79E2CF
Less saturated −25%#A1BAB5

Channel breakdown

R141
G206
B194
Red141 (55.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue168.92°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G CE · B C2

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