Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#8EE2CB

  • #8EE2CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8EE2CB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 226, 203 and HSL 164°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8EE2CB#8EE2CB
HEX#8EE2CB
RGBrgb(142, 226, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8863, 0.7961
RGB percentages55.7%, 88.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(163.6, 59.2%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 37.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.2%, 0%, 10.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,364,171
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#711D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD8CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#CECECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74E4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7Aquamarine · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28EA5
Analogous#8EE2A1, #8ECFE2
Triadic#CB8EE2, #E2CB8E
Split complementary#E28ECF, #E2A18E
Tetradic#A18EE2, #E28EA5, #CFE28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF7F0
Lighter +10%#B7ECDE
Darker −10%#65D8B8
Darker −20%#3DCDA6
Darker −30%#2CAB88
Darker −40%#218368
More saturated +25%#7CF4D3
Less saturated −25%#A0D0C3

Channel breakdown

R142
G226
B203
Red142 (55.7%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue163.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.15%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E2 · B CB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8ee2cb” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.