Colour

#8FCCC5

#8FCCC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#8FCCC5 is a cyan with RGB values 143, 204, 197 and HSL 173°, 37%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#8FCCC5#8FCCC5

HEX#8FCCC5

RGBrgb(143, 204, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.8, 0.7725

RGB percentages56.1%, 80%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(173.1, 37.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 29.9%, 80%)

CMYK29.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,424,069

CSS custom property--colour: #8FCCC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#70333A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABDC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7BCFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Light blue · ΔE 14.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC8F96

Analogous#8FCCA7, #8FB5CC

Triadic#C58FCC, #CCC58F

Split complementary#CC8FB4, #CCA78F

Tetradic#A78FCC, #CC8F96, #B5CC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FCFB

Lighter +20%#D5ECE9

Lighter +10%#B2DCD7

Darker −10%#6CBCB3

Darker −20%#4DA89E

Darker −30%#3D857D

Darker −40%#2D625C

More saturated +25%#7BE0D5

Less saturated −25%#A3B8B5

Channel breakdown

R143

G204

B197

Red143 (56.1%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue173.11°

Saturation (HSL)37.42%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8F · G CC · B C5

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