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Recognised as Colour

#8EDDCF

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

#8EDDCF is a cyan with RGB values 142, 221, 207 and HSL 169°, 54%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8EDDCF#8EDDCF
HEX#8EDDCF
RGBrgb(142, 221, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8667, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.7%, 86.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(169.4, 53.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 35.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK35.7%, 0%, 6.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,895
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDDCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#712230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6D4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73E0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8E9C
Analogous#8EDDA8, #8EC3DD
Triadic#CF8EDD, #DDCF8E
Split complementary#DD8EC3, #DDA78E
Tetradic#A78EDD, #DD8E9C, #C3DD8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCF5F0
Lighter +10%#B5E9E0
Darker −10%#67D1BE
Darker −20%#40C5AE
Darker −30%#31A18D
Darker −40%#257A6B
More saturated +25%#7CEFDB
Less saturated −25%#A0CBC3

Channel breakdown

R142
G221
B207
Red142 (55.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue169.37°
Saturation (HSL)53.74%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DD · B CF

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