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Recognised as Colour

#8EDCD2

  • #8EDCD2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8EDCD2 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 220, 210 and HSL 172°, 53%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8EDCD2#8EDCD2
HEX#8EDCD2
RGBrgb(142, 220, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8627, 0.8235
RGB percentages55.7%, 86.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(172.3, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,642
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDCD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#71232D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D4D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7CAD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#72DFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 17.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8E98
Analogous#8EDCAB, #8EBFDC
Triadic#D28EDC, #DCD28E
Split complementary#DC8EBF, #DCAB8E
Tetradic#AB8EDC, #DC8E98, #BFDC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCF4F1
Lighter +10%#B5E8E2
Darker −10%#67D0C2
Darker −20%#40C4B3
Darker −30%#31A091
Darker −40%#25796E
More saturated +25%#7CEFE0
Less saturated −25%#A1CAC4

Channel breakdown

R142
G220
B210
Red142 (55.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue172.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DC · B D2

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