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Colour

#88A4AA

  • #88A4AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#88A4AA is a cyan with RGB values 136, 164, 170 and HSL 191°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#88A4AA#88A4AA
HEX#88A4AA
RGBrgb(136, 164, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6431, 0.6667
RGB percentages53.3%, 64.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(190.6, 16.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 20%, 66.7%)
CMYK20%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,955,050
CSS custom property--colour: #88A4AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#775B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA7A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8E88
Analogous#88AA9F, #8893AA
Triadic#AA88A4, #A4AA88
Split complementary#AA8893, #AA9F88
Tetradic#9F88AA, #AA8E88, #93AA88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E8EA
Lighter +20%#C4D2D5
Lighter +10%#A6BBBF
Darker −10%#6A8D95
Darker −20%#557177
Darker −30%#405559
Darker −40%#2B393C
More saturated +25%#6FB5C3
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R136
G164
B170
Red136 (53.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A4 · B AA

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