Colour

#8EC1AC

#8EC1AC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC1AC is a cyan with RGB values 142, 193, 172 and HSL 155°, 29%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EC1AC#8EC1AC

HEX#8EC1AC

RGBrgb(142, 193, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7569, 0.6745

RGB percentages55.7%, 75.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(155.3, 29.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 26.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK26.4%, 0%, 10.9%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,355,692

CSS custom property--colour: #8EC1AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#713E53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFBAABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B4ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#82C1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1 Powder blue · ΔE 19.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C18EA3

Analogous#8EC193, #8EBDC1

Triadic#AC8EC1, #C1AC8E

Split complementary#C18EBD, #C1938E

Tetradic#938EC1, #C18EA3, #BCC18E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F7F5

Lighter +20%#D0E5DC

Lighter +10%#AFD3C4

Darker −10%#6DAF94

Darker −20%#53967A

Darker −30%#407660

Darker −40%#2E5545

More saturated +25%#78D7B0

Less saturated −25%#A4ABA8

Channel breakdown

R142

G193

B172

Red142 (55.7%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue155.29°

Saturation (HSL)29.14%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G C1 · B AC

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