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Recognised as Colour

#8FF6EF

  • #8FF6EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#8FF6EF is a cyan with RGB values 143, 246, 239 and HSL 176°, 85%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#8FF6EF#8FF6EF
HEX#8FF6EF
RGBrgb(143, 246, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.9647, 0.9373
RGB percentages56.1%, 96.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(175.9, 85.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 41.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK41.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,434,863
CSS custom property--colour: #8FF6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#700910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECECEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DFF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#61FBF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Aqua · ΔE 18.3Cyan · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F68F96
Analogous#8FF6BC, #8FC9F6
Triadic#EF8FF6, #F6EF8F
Split complementary#F68FC9, #F6BC8F
Tetradic#BC8FF6, #F68F96, #C9F68F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFEFC
Lighter +10%#BEFAF6
Darker −10%#60F2E8
Darker −20%#31EEE2
Darker −30%#12DACD
Darker −40%#0EABA1
More saturated +25%#86FFF7
Less saturated −25%#9EE7E2

Channel breakdown

R143
G246
B239
Red143 (56.1%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue175.92°
Saturation (HSL)85.12%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G F6 · B EF

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