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Colour

#8EC5B5

  • #8EC5B5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC5B5 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 197, 181 and HSL 163°, 32%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EC5B5#8EC5B5
HEX#8EC5B5
RGBrgb(142, 197, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7725, 0.7098
RGB percentages55.7%, 77.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(162.5, 32.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 27.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 8.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,725
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC5B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#713A4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BEB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B7B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80C6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58E9E
Analogous#8EC599, #8EBAC5
Triadic#B58EC5, #C5B58E
Split complementary#C58EBA, #C5998E
Tetradic#998EC5, #C58E9E, #BAC58E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F9F7
Lighter +20%#D1E8E1
Lighter +10%#B0D6CB
Darker −10%#6CB49F
Darker −20%#509D86
Darker −30%#3F7B6A
Darker −40%#2E594D
More saturated +25%#79DABE
Less saturated −25%#A3B0AC

Channel breakdown

R142
G197
B181
Red142 (55.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue162.55°
Saturation (HSL)32.16%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C5 · B B5

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