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Recognised as Colour

#8EEBCC

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

#8EEBCC is a cyan with RGB values 142, 235, 204 and HSL 160°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#8EEBCC#8EEBCC
HEX#8EEBCC
RGBrgb(142, 235, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.9216, 0.8
RGB percentages55.7%, 92.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(160, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,366,476
CSS custom property--colour: #8EEBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#711433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6E0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D5CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#72ECE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.8Aquamarine · ΔE 12.5Turquoise · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 20Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB8EAD
Analogous#8EEB9E, #8EDCEB
Triadic#CC8EEB, #EBCC8E
Split complementary#EB8EDB, #EB9E8E
Tetradic#9E8EEB, #EB8EAD, #DCEB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5FAF3
Lighter +10%#B9F3E0
Darker −10%#63E3B8
Darker −20%#37DCA5
Darker −30%#22BE8A
Darker −40%#1A936B
More saturated +25%#7DFCD2
Less saturated −25%#9FDAC6

Channel breakdown

R142
G235
B204
Red142 (55.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G EB · B CC

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