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Recognised as Colour

#8DD7CD

  • #8DD7CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8DD7CD is a cyan with RGB values 141, 215, 205 and HSL 172°, 48%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DD7CD#8DD7CD
HEX#8DD7CD
RGBrgb(141, 215, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8431, 0.8039
RGB percentages55.3%, 84.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(171.9, 48.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 34.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK34.4%, 0%, 4.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,295,821
CSS custom property--colour: #8DD7CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#722832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74DAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 17.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78D97
Analogous#8DD7A8, #8DBCD7
Triadic#CD8DD7, #D7CD8D
Split complementary#D78DBC, #D7A88D
Tetradic#A88DD7, #D78D97, #BCD78D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F1EE
Lighter +10%#B3E4DE
Darker −10%#67CABC
Darker −20%#42BCAC
Darker −30%#359689
Darker −40%#277167
More saturated +25%#7AEADB
Less saturated −25%#A0C4BF

Channel breakdown

R141
G215
B205
Red141 (55.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue171.89°
Saturation (HSL)48.05%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G D7 · B CD

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