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Recognised as Colour

#8ECBBE

  • #8ECBBE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8ECBBE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 203, 190 and HSL 167°, 37%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8ECBBE#8ECBBE
HEX#8ECBBE
RGBrgb(142, 203, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7961, 0.7451
RGB percentages55.7%, 79.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(167.2, 37%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.2, 30%, 79.6%)
CMYK30%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,270
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#713441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C4BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBCBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CCDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8E9B
Analogous#8ECB9F, #8EBACB
Triadic#BE8ECB, #CBBE8E
Split complementary#CB8EBA, #CBA08E
Tetradic#A08ECB, #CB8E9B, #BACB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBFA
Lighter +20%#D4EBE6
Lighter +10%#B1DBD2
Darker −10%#6BBBAA
Darker −20%#4DA693
Darker −30%#3D8374
Darker −40%#2C6155
More saturated +25%#79E0CA
Less saturated −25%#A3B6B2

Channel breakdown

R142
G203
B190
Red142 (55.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue167.21°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CB · B BE

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