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Recognised as Colour

#8DD3BC

  • #8DD3BC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8DD3BC is a cyan with RGB values 141, 211, 188 and HSL 160°, 44%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8DD3BC#8DD3BC
HEX#8DD3BC
RGBrgb(141, 211, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8275, 0.7373
RGB percentages55.3%, 82.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(160.3, 44.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.3, 33.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 10.9%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,294,780
CSS custom property--colour: #8DD3BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#722C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C2BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 19.1Turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38DA4
Analogous#8DD399, #8DC7D3
Triadic#BC8DD3, #D3BC8D
Split complementary#D38DC7, #D3998D
Tetradic#998DD3, #D38DA4, #C7D38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFD
Lighter +20%#D7EFE7
Lighter +10%#B2E1D2
Darker −10%#68C5A6
Darker −20%#46B490
Darker −30%#379073
Darker −40%#296B55
More saturated +25%#79E7C3
Less saturated −25%#A1BFB5

Channel breakdown

R141
G211
B188
Red141 (55.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue160.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G D3 · B BC

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