Colour
#8AA29C
- #8AA29C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8AA29C is a cyan with RGB values 138, 162, 156 and HSL 165°, 11%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8AA29C#8AA29C
HEX#8AA29C
RGBrgb(138, 162, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6353, 0.6118
RGB percentages54.1%, 63.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(165, 11.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 14.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,596
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#755D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A28A90
Analogous#8AA290, #8A9CA2
Triadic#9C8AA2, #A29C8A
Split complementary#A28A9C, #A2908A
Tetradic#908AA2, #A28A90, #9CA28A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G162
B156
Red138 (54.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)11.43%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G A2 · B 9C
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