All About Color #8EC9CC

#8EC9CC

About #8EC9CC

#8EC9CC is a light cyan color with the hex code #8EC9CC. In RGB it is red 142, green 201, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 183°, saturation 38%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 30%, 1%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.85:1 on white and 11.38:1 on black.

#8EC9CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, C9, CC
CMYK30.39%, 1.47%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal142, 201, 204
HSL183°, 38%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 311, 314
HSV (HSB)182.90°, 30.39%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10001110, 11001001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB77.21, -18.11, -7.59
RGB Percent55.69%, 78.82%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH77.21, 19.64, 202.73
XYZ42.94, 51.88, 64.88
CIE-L*UV77.21, -28.85, -8.68
xyY0.27, 0.32, 51.88
Hunter-Lab72.03, -19.64, -2.98
RYB55.69%, 67.54%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EC9CC on a dark background: contrast 11.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EC9CC on a light background: contrast 1.85:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EC9CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EC9CC · #CEE8E9 · #4FABB0 · #CC918E · #E9CFCE

Analogous palette

#8ECC91 · #8ECCB1 · #8EC9CC · #8EAACC · #918ECC

Triadic palette

#8EC9CC · #CC8EC9 · #C9CC8E · #CEE8E9 · #E9CEE8

Tetradic palette

#8EC9CC · #B18ECC · #CC918E · #AACC8E · #4FABB0

Monochromatic palette

#3C8286 · #5AB0B5 · #8EC9CC · #C3E2E4 · #EDF7F7

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