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Recognised as Colour

#8EE2BB

  • #8EE2BB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8EE2BB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 226, 187 and HSL 152°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8EE2BB#8EE2BB
HEX#8EE2BB
RGBrgb(142, 226, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8863, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.7%, 88.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(152.1, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.1, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.2%, 0%, 17.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,364,155
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE2BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.75:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#711D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#DFD7B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1CDBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#79E2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E28EB5
Analogous#8EE291, #8EDFE2
Triadic#BB8EE2, #E2BB8E
Split complementary#E28EDF, #E2918E
Tetradic#918EE2, #E28EB5, #DFE28E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF7EC
Lighter +10%#B7ECD3
Darker −10%#65D8A3
Darker −20%#3DCD8A
Darker −30%#2CAB70
Darker −40%#218355
More saturated +25%#7CF4BC
Less saturated −25%#A0D0BA

Channel breakdown

R142
G226
B187
Red142 (55.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue152.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E2 · B BB

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