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
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
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
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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