Recognised as Colour

#8ED4BD

#8ED4BD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8ED4BD is a cyan with RGB values 142, 212, 189 and HSL 160°, 45%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#8ED4BD

RGBrgb(142, 212, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8314, 0.7412

RGB percentages55.7%, 83.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(160.3, 44.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.3, 33%, 83.1%)

CMYK33%, 0%, 10.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,360,573

CSS custom property--colour: #8ED4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#712B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0CBBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C3BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7BD5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.8 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Powder blue · ΔE 18.9 Turquoise · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D48EA5

Analogous#8ED49A, #8EC8D4

Triadic#BD8ED4, #D4BD8E

Split complementary#D48EC8, #D49A8E

Tetradic#9A8ED4, #D48EA5, #C8D48E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFE

Lighter +20%#D8F0E8

Lighter +10%#B3E2D3

Darker −10%#69C6A7

Darker −20%#45B791

Darker −30%#379274

Darker −40%#296D57

More saturated +25%#7AE8C4

Less saturated −25%#A2C1B6

Channel breakdown

R142

G212

B189

Red142 (55.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue160.29°

Saturation (HSL)44.87%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G D4 · B BD

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