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#8CD9D9

#8cd9d9 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd9d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 85.1% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 50.33% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.6021

Complementary

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #d98c8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #d98cb3
  3. #d9b38c

Analogous

  1. #8cd9b3
  2. #8cd9d9
  3. #8cb2d9

Triadic

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #d98cd9
  3. #d9d98c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #8c8cd9
  3. #d98c8c
  4. #d9d98c

Square

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #b28cd9
  3. #d98c8c
  4. #b3d98c

Monochromatic

  1. #339999
  2. #52c6c6
  3. #8cd9d9
  4. #c5ecec
  5. #f0fafa

Shades

#8cd9d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #7ec3c3
  3. #70aeae
  4. #629898
  5. #548282
  6. #466d6d
  7. #385757
  8. #2a4141
  9. #1c2b2b
  10. #0e1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd9d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #98dddd
  3. #a3e1e1
  4. #afe4e4
  5. #bae8e8
  6. #c6ecec
  7. #d1f0f0
  8. #ddf4f4
  9. #e8f7f7
  10. #f4fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd9d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd9d9
  2. #8bd0d0
  3. #8ac7c7
  4. #88bebe
  5. #87b5b5
  6. #86adad
  7. #85a4a4
  8. #849b9b
  9. #829292
  10. #818989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0d2d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dded9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afcfd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7adcd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd9d9 {
  color: #8cd9d9;
}
Background
.bg-8cd9d9 {
  background-color: #8cd9d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd9d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd9d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd9d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 217 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd9d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd9d9, #8cb2d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd9d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 217 217 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.73 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.75 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.86 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.20 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.44 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.45 #732626 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#8cd9d9  rgb(140, 217, 217)  hsl(180, 50%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#d98c8c  rgb(217, 140, 140)  hsl(0, 50%, 70%)  Old Rose
#d98cd9  rgb(217, 140, 217)  hsl(300, 50%, 70%)  Violet
#d9d98c  rgb(217, 217, 140)  hsl(60, 50%, 70%)  Khaki