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Colour

#86AEAD

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

#86AEAD is a cyan with RGB values 134, 174, 173 and HSL 179°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#86AEAD#86AEAD
HEX#86AEAD
RGBrgb(134, 174, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 0.6784
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(178.5, 19.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 23%, 68.2%)
CMYK23%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,541
CSS custom property--colour: #86AEAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#795152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AAADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A4ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#79B1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8687
Analogous#86AE99, #869BAE
Triadic#AD86AE, #AEAD86
Split complementary#AE869B, #AE9986
Tetradic#9986AE, #AE8687, #9BAE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EBEB
Lighter +20%#C3D7D6
Lighter +10%#A5C2C2
Darker −10%#679A98
Darker −20%#537B7A
Darker −30%#3E5D5C
Darker −40%#2A3E3E
More saturated +25%#6DC7C5
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R134
G174
B173
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue178.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.8%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B AD

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