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Recognised as Colour

#8DD3CB

  • #8DD3CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8DD3CB is a cyan with RGB values 141, 211, 203 and HSL 173°, 44%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DD3CB#8DD3CB
HEX#8DD3CB
RGBrgb(141, 211, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8275, 0.7961
RGB percentages55.3%, 82.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(173.1, 44.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 33.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 3.8%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,294,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8DD3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#722C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#75D6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38D95
Analogous#8DD3A8, #8DB8D3
Triadic#CB8DD3, #D3CB8D
Split complementary#D38DB8, #D3A88D
Tetradic#A88DD3, #D38D95, #B8D38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFD
Lighter +20%#D7EFED
Lighter +10%#B2E1DC
Darker −10%#68C5BA
Darker −20%#46B4A8
Darker −30%#379086
Darker −40%#296B63
More saturated +25%#79E7DA
Less saturated −25%#A1BFBC

Channel breakdown

R141
G211
B203
Red141 (55.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue173.14°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G D3 · B CB

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