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Recognised as Colour

#8ED7CB

  • #8ED7CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8ED7CB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 215, 203 and HSL 170°, 48%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8ED7CB#8ED7CB
HEX#8ED7CB
RGBrgb(142, 215, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8431, 0.7961
RGB percentages55.7%, 84.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(170.1, 47.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 34%, 84.3%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 5.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,361,355
CSS custom property--colour: #8ED7CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#712834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0CFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#76DAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.9Turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78E9A
Analogous#8ED7A6, #8EBED7
Triadic#CB8ED7, #D7CB8E
Split complementary#D78EBE, #D7A78E
Tetradic#A78ED7, #D78E9A, #BFD78E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F2EE
Lighter +10%#B4E4DC
Darker −10%#68CABA
Darker −20%#43BCA8
Darker −30%#359787
Darker −40%#287165
More saturated +25%#7BEAD8
Less saturated −25%#A1C4BE

Channel breakdown

R142
G215
B203
Red142 (55.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue170.14°
Saturation (HSL)47.71%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G D7 · B CB

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