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Recognised as Colour

#86A5AD

  • #86A5AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#86A5AD is a cyan with RGB values 134, 165, 173 and HSL 192°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#86A5AD#86A5AD
HEX#86A5AD
RGBrgb(134, 165, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6471, 0.6784
RGB percentages52.5%, 64.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(192.3, 19.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 22.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,237
CSS custom property--colour: #86A5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#795A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA3AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#989EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7AA8A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8E86
Analogous#86ADA2, #8692AD
Triadic#AD86A5, #A5AD86
Split complementary#AD8692, #ADA286
Tetradic#A286AD, #AD8E86, #92AD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E9EB
Lighter +20%#C3D2D6
Lighter +10%#A4BCC2
Darker −10%#688E98
Darker −20%#53727A
Darker −30%#3E565C
Darker −40%#2A393D
More saturated +25%#6DB4C6
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R134
G165
B173
Red134 (52.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue192.31°
Saturation (HSL)19.21%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A5 · B AD

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