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Recognised as Colour

#8AA3A1

  • #8AA3A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8AA3A1 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 163, 161 and HSL 175°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8AA3A1#8AA3A1
HEX#8AA3A1
RGBrgb(138, 163, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6392, 0.6314
RGB percentages54.1%, 63.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(175.2, 12%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 15.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK15.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,857
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA3A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#755C5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A0A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#83A4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.2Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A38A8C
Analogous#8AA394, #8A98A3
Triadic#A18AA3, #A3A18A
Split complementary#A38A98, #A3948A
Tetradic#948AA3, #A38A8C, #98A38A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#E0E6E6
Lighter +20%#C3D0CF
Lighter +10%#A7B9B8
Darker −10%#6E8C8A
Darker −20%#586F6D
Darker −30%#415351
Darker −40%#2B3635
More saturated +25%#70BDB7
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R138
G163
B161
Red138 (54.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue175.2°
Saturation (HSL)11.96%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G A3 · B A1

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