Recognised as Colour
#88ACA5
- #88ACA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#88ACA5 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 172, 165 and HSL 168°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#88ACA5#88ACA5
HEX#88ACA5
RGBrgb(136, 172, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6745, 0.6471
RGB percentages53.3%, 67.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(168.3, 17.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 20.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 4.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,957,093
CSS custom property--colour: #88ACA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#77535A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC888F
Analogous#88AC93, #88A1AC
Triadic#A588AC, #ACA588
Split complementary#AC88A1, #AC9388
Tetradic#9388AC, #AC888F, #A1AC88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G172
B165
Red136 (53.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue168.33°
Saturation (HSL)17.82%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G AC · B A5
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