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Recognised as Colour

#8ECECE

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

#8ECECE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 40%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8ECECE#8ECECE
HEX#8ECECE
RGBrgb(142, 206, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8078, 0.8078
RGB percentages55.7%, 80.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(180, 39.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 31.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.1%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,359,054
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#713131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#76D2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8E8E
Analogous#8ECEAE, #8EAECE
Triadic#CE8ECE, #CECE8E
Split complementary#CE8EAE, #CEAE8E
Tetradic#AE8ECE, #CE8E8E, #AECE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFC
Lighter +20%#D5EDED
Lighter +10%#B2DDDD
Darker −10%#6ABFBF
Darker −20%#4AACAC
Darker −30%#3B8888
Darker −40%#2C6464
More saturated +25%#7AE2E2
Less saturated −25%#A2BABA

Channel breakdown

R142
G206
B206
Red142 (55.7%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)39.51%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8E · G CE · B CE

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