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Recognised as Colour

#8ECDBC

  • #8ECDBC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ECDBC is a cyan with RGB values 142, 205, 188 and HSL 164°, 39%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8ECDBC#8ECDBC
HEX#8ECDBC
RGBrgb(142, 205, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8039, 0.7373
RGB percentages55.7%, 80.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(163.8, 38.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 30.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,780
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECDBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#713243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBDBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7CCFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8E9F
Analogous#8ECD9D, #8EBECD
Triadic#BC8ECD, #CDBC8E
Split complementary#CD8EBE, #CD9D8E
Tetradic#9D8ECD, #CD8E9F, #BECD8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFB
Lighter +20%#D5ECE6
Lighter +10%#B1DDD1
Darker −10%#6BBDA7
Darker −20%#4BAA90
Darker −30%#3C8672
Darker −40%#2C6354
More saturated +25%#7AE1C5
Less saturated −25%#A2B9B3

Channel breakdown

R142
G205
B188
Red142 (55.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue163.81°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CD · B BC

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