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Recognised as Colour

#8ECFC2

  • #8ECFC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ECFC2 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 207, 194 and HSL 168°, 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 Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8ECFC2#8ECFC2
HEX#8ECFC2
RGBrgb(142, 207, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8118, 0.7608
RGB percentages55.7%, 81.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(168, 40.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 31.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,359,298
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#71303D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBFC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7AD1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 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 text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8E9B
Analogous#8ECFA2, #8EBCCF
Triadic#C28ECF, #CFC28E
Split complementary#CF8EBC, #CFA28E
Tetradic#A28ECF, #CF8E9B, #BCCF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FDFC
Lighter +20%#D6EDE9
Lighter +10%#B2DED5
Darker −10%#6AC0AF
Darker −20%#4AAD99
Darker −30%#3A8A7A
Darker −40%#2B665A
More saturated +25%#7AE3CE
Less saturated −25%#A2BBB6

Channel breakdown

R142
G207
B194
Red142 (55.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)40.37%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CF · B C2

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