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Recognised as Colour

#D8FAEE

  • #D8FAEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#D8FAEE is a cyan with RGB values 216, 250, 238 and HSL 159°, 77%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#D8FAEE#D8FAEE
HEX#D8FAEE
RGBrgb(216, 250, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.9804, 0.9333
RGB percentages84.7%, 98%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(158.8, 77.3%, 91.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.8, 13.6%, 98%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,220,014
CSS custom property--colour: #D8FAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.89143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.83:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2
Inverted#270511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8F5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1F1EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D1FBF6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 6.7Honeydew · ΔE 7.2Azure · ΔE 9.7Mint cream · ΔE 9.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 12Ivory · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD8E4
Analogous#D8FADD, #D8F5FA
Triadic#EED8FA, #FAEED8
Split complementary#FAD8F5, #FADDD8
Tetradic#DDD8FA, #FAD8E4, #F5FAD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#ABF4DA
Darker −20%#7EEEC7
Darker −30%#50E9B3
Darker −40%#23E39F
More saturated +25%#D3FFEF
Less saturated −25%#DEF4EC

Channel breakdown

R216
G250
B238
Red216 (84.7%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue158.82°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness91.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G FA · B EE

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