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Recognised as Colour

#8DD9D9

  • #8DD9D9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8DD9D9 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 217, 217 and HSL 180°, 50%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8DD9D9#8DD9D9
HEX#8DD9D9
RGBrgb(141, 217, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.851, 0.851
RGB percentages55.3%, 85.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(180, 50%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 35%, 85.1%)
CMYK35%, 0%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,296,345
CSS custom property--colour: #8DD9D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#722626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D2D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C7DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6EDED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 13.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98D8D
Analogous#8DD9B3, #8DB3D9
Triadic#D98DD9, #D9D98D
Split complementary#D98DB3, #D9B38D
Tetradic#B38DD9, #D98D8D, #B3D98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F3F3
Lighter +10%#B3E6E6
Darker −10%#67CCCC
Darker −20%#40BFBF
Darker −30%#339A9A
Darker −40%#277373
More saturated +25%#7AECEC
Less saturated −25%#A0C6C6

Channel breakdown

R141
G217
B217
Red141 (55.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8D · G D9 · B D9

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