Recognised as Colour
#8EDEBF
- #8EDEBF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#8EDEBF is a cyan with RGB values 142, 222, 191 and HSL 157°, 55%, 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 Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#8EDEBF#8EDEBF
HEX#8EDEBF
RGBrgb(142, 222, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8706, 0.749
RGB percentages55.7%, 87.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(156.8, 54.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 36%, 87.1%)
CMYK36%, 0%, 14%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,363,135
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDEBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#712140
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE8EAD
Analogous#8EDE97, #8ED5DE
Triadic#BF8EDE, #DEBF8E
Split complementary#DE8ED5, #DE978E
Tetradic#978EDE, #DE8EAD, #D5DE8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G222
B191
Red142 (55.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue156.75°
Saturation (HSL)54.79%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DE · B BF
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