Colour

#8EE6CB

#8EE6CB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8EE6CB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 230, 203 and HSL 162°, 64%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8EE6CB#8EE6CB

HEX#8EE6CB

RGBrgb(142, 230, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.902, 0.7961

RGB percentages55.7%, 90.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(161.6, 63.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.6, 38.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK38.3%, 0%, 11.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,365,195

CSS custom property--colour: #8EE6CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.33:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#711934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1DCCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#73E8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.8 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 15.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E68EA9

Analogous#8EE69F, #8ED5E6

Triadic#CB8EE6, #E6CB8E

Split complementary#E68ED5, #E69F8E

Tetradic#9F8EE6, #E68EA9, #D5E68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2F8F1

Lighter +10%#B8EFDE

Darker −10%#64DDB8

Darker −20%#3AD4A5

Darker −30%#28B388

Darker −40%#1E8A69

More saturated +25%#7DF7D2

Less saturated −25%#9FD5C4

Channel breakdown

R142

G230

B203

Red142 (55.7%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue161.59°

Saturation (HSL)63.77%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G E6 · B CB

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