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Colour

#8FCAC3

  • #8FCAC3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8FCAC3 is a cyan with RGB values 143, 202, 195 and HSL 173°, 36%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8FCAC3#8FCAC3
HEX#8FCAC3
RGBrgb(143, 202, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7922, 0.7647
RGB percentages56.1%, 79.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(172.9, 35.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 29.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK29.2%, 0%, 3.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,423,555
CSS custom property--colour: #8FCAC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#70353C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C4C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BCC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#7CCDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8F96
Analogous#8FCAA6, #8FB3CA
Triadic#C38FCA, #CAC38F
Split complementary#CA8FB3, #CAA68F
Tetradic#A68FCA, #CA8F96, #B3CA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBFB
Lighter +20%#D4EBE8
Lighter +10%#B2DAD6
Darker −10%#6CBAB0
Darker −20%#4EA59B
Darker −30%#3E827A
Darker −40%#2D605A
More saturated +25%#7ADFD3
Less saturated −25%#A4B5B3

Channel breakdown

R143
G202
B195
Red143 (56.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue172.88°
Saturation (HSL)35.76%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G CA · B C3

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