Recognised as Colour
#84AEAE
- #84AEAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#84AEAE is a cyan with RGB values 132, 174, 174 and HSL 180°, 21%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#84AEAE#84AEAE
HEX#84AEAE
RGBrgb(132, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages51.8%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(180, 20.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 24.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK24.1%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,695,470
CSS custom property--colour: #84AEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7B5151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8484
Analogous#84AE99, #8499AE
Triadic#AE84AE, #AEAE84
Split complementary#AE8499, #AE9984
Tetradic#9984AE, #AE8484, #99AE84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R132
G174
B174
Red132 (51.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AE · B AE
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