Colour
#8A9C97
- #8A9C97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8A9C97 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 156, 151 and HSL 163°, 8%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8A9C97#8A9C97
HEX#8A9C97
RGBrgb(138, 156, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6118, 0.5922
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(163.3, 8.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.3, 11.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK11.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,055
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9C97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#756368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C8A8F
Analogous#8A9C8E, #8A989C
Triadic#978A9C, #9C978A
Split complementary#9C8A98, #9C8E8A
Tetradic#8E8A9C, #9C8A8F, #989C8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G156
B151
Red138 (54.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue163.33°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9C · B 97
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