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Recognised as Colour

#8FC4BC

  • #8FC4BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8FC4BC is a cyan with RGB values 143, 196, 188 and HSL 171°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8FC4BC#8FC4BC
HEX#8FC4BC
RGBrgb(143, 196, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7686, 0.7373
RGB percentages56.1%, 76.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(170.9, 31%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 27%, 76.9%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,422,012
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC4BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#703B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFBEBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B7BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 15.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Silver · ΔE 19.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C48F97
Analogous#8FC4A2, #8FB2C4
Triadic#BC8FC4, #C4BC8F
Split complementary#C48FB2, #C4A28F
Tetradic#A28FC4, #C48F97, #B2C48F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F9F8
Lighter +20%#D2E7E4
Lighter +10%#B0D6D0
Darker −10%#6EB2A8
Darker −20%#529B90
Darker −30%#407A71
Darker −40%#2F5852
More saturated +25%#7AD9CB
Less saturated −25%#A4AFAD

Channel breakdown

R143
G196
B188
Red143 (56.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue170.94°
Saturation (HSL)30.99%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G C4 · B BC

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