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Recognised as Colour

#8DCEC5

  • #8DCEC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8DCEC5 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 206, 197 and HSL 172°, 40%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DCEC5#8DCEC5
HEX#8DCEC5
RGBrgb(141, 206, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8078, 0.7725
RGB percentages55.3%, 80.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(171.7, 39.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 31.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,509
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#72313A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBEC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#78D1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8D96
Analogous#8DCEA5, #8DB6CE
Triadic#C58DCE, #CEC58D
Split complementary#CE8DB6, #CEA58D
Tetradic#A58DCE, #CE8D96, #B6CE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFB
Lighter +20%#D4EDE9
Lighter +10%#B1DDD7
Darker −10%#69BFB3
Darker −20%#4AAB9E
Darker −30%#3A887D
Darker −40%#2B645C
More saturated +25%#79E2D4
Less saturated −25%#A1BAB6

Channel breakdown

R141
G206
B197
Red141 (55.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue171.69°
Saturation (HSL)39.88%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G CE · B C5

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