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Recognised as Colour

#8EC3BE

  • #8EC3BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8EC3BE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 195, 190 and HSL 174°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8EC3BE#8EC3BE
HEX#8EC3BE
RGBrgb(142, 195, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7647, 0.7451
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(174.3, 30.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 27.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,222
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#713C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBDBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38E93
Analogous#8EC3A4, #8EADC3
Triadic#BE8EC3, #C3BE8E
Split complementary#C38EAE, #C3A48E
Tetradic#A38EC3, #C38E93, #AEC38E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F8F7
Lighter +20%#D1E6E4
Lighter +10%#AFD5D1
Darker −10%#6DB1AB
Darker −20%#529993
Darker −30%#407873
Darker −40%#2E5753
More saturated +25%#78D9D0
Less saturated −25%#A4ADAC

Channel breakdown

R142
G195
B190
Red142 (55.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue174.34°
Saturation (HSL)30.64%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C3 · B BE

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