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Recognised as Colour

#8FCBC1

  • #8FCBC1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#8FCBC1 is a cyan with RGB values 143, 203, 193 and HSL 170°, 37%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8FCBC1#8FCBC1
HEX#8FCBC1
RGBrgb(143, 203, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7961, 0.7569
RGB percentages56.1%, 79.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(170, 36.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 29.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 4.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,423,809
CSS custom property--colour: #8FCBC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#70343E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C4C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABCC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DCDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8F99
Analogous#8FCBA3, #8FB7CB
Triadic#C18FCB, #CBC18F
Split complementary#CB8FB7, #CBA38F
Tetradic#A38FCB, #CB8F99, #B7CB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FCFB
Lighter +20%#D5EBE8
Lighter +10%#B2DBD4
Darker −10%#6CBBAE
Darker −20%#4DA798
Darker −30%#3D8478
Darker −40%#2D6158
More saturated +25%#7BE0CF
Less saturated −25%#A4B7B3

Channel breakdown

R143
G203
B193
Red143 (56.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G CB · B C1

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