All About Color #8EC9CD

#8EC9CD

About #8EC9CD

#8EC9CD is a light cyan color with the hex code #8EC9CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 201, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 2%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.84:1 on white and 11.39:1 on black.

#8EC9CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, C9, CD
CMYK30.73%, 1.95%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 201, 205
HSL184°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 311, 315
HSV (HSB)183.81°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 11001001, 11001101
CIE-L*AB77.24, -17.88, -8.08
RGB Percent55.69%, 78.82%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH77.24, 19.62, 204.33
XYZ43.06, 51.93, 65.51
CIE-L*UV77.24, -28.84, -9.50
xyY0.27, 0.32, 51.93
Hunter-Lab72.06, -19.45, -3.45
RYB55.69%, 67.63%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EC9CD on a dark background: contrast 11.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EC9CD on a light background: contrast 1.84:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EC9CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EC9CD · #CDE7E9 · #4EABB1 · #CD928E · #E9CFCD

Analogous palette

#8ECD92 · #8ECDB2 · #8EC9CD · #8EA9CD · #928ECD

Triadic palette

#8EC9CD · #CD8EC9 · #C9CD8E · #CDE7E9 · #E9CDE7

Tetradic palette

#8EC9CD · #B28ECD · #CD928E · #A9CD8E · #4EABB1

Monochromatic palette

#3B8287 · #58B0B6 · #8EC9CD · #C3E2E5 · #EDF7F7

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