Recognised as Colour
#8DDEDE
- #8DDEDE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#8DDEDE is a cyan with RGB values 141, 222, 222 and HSL 180°, 55%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#8DDEDE#8DDEDE
HEX#8DDEDE
RGBrgb(141, 222, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8706, 0.8706
RGB percentages55.3%, 87.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(180, 55.1%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 36.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,297,630
CSS custom property--colour: #8DDEDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#722121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE8D8D
Analogous#8DDEB5, #8DB5DE
Triadic#DE8DDE, #DEDE8D
Split complementary#DE8DB5, #DEB58D
Tetradic#B58DDE, #DE8D8D, #B5DE8D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G222
B222
Red141 (55.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8D · G DE · B DE
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