All About Color #8CD9CC

#8CD9CC

About #8CD9CC

#8CD9CC is a light cyan color with the hex code #8CD9CC. In RGB it is red 140, green 217, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 170°, saturation 50%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 35%, 0%, 6%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 1.63:1 on white and 12.91:1 on black.

#8CD9CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, D9, CC
CMYK35.48%, 0.00%, 5.99%, 14.90%
RGB Decimal140, 217, 204
HSL170°, 50%, 70%
RGB Octal214, 331, 314
HSV (HSB)169.87°, 35.48%, 85.10%
RGB Binary10001100, 11011001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB81.60, -26.63, -1.13
RGB Percent54.90%, 85.10%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH81.60, 26.65, 182.44
XYZ46.53, 59.56, 66.17
CIE-L*UV81.60, -36.44, 2.69
xyY0.27, 0.35, 59.56
Hunter-Lab77.18, -27.44, 3.19
RYB54.90%, 71.39%, 85.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CD9CC on a dark background: contrast 12.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CD9CC on a light background: contrast 1.63:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CD9CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CD9CC · #D1F0EB · #47C2AD · #D98C99 · #F0D1D6

Analogous palette

#99D98C · #8CD9A6 · #8CD9CC · #8CBFD9 · #8C99D9

Triadic palette

#8CD9CC · #CC8CD9 · #D9CC8C · #D1F0EB · #EBD1F0

Tetradic palette

#8CD9CC · #A68CD9 · #D98C99 · #BFD98C · #47C2AD

Monochromatic palette

#339988 · #53C6B3 · #8CD9CC · #C6ECE6 · #ECF9F7

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