Colour
#8AA5A9
- #8AA5A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8AA5A9 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 165, 169 and HSL 188°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8AA5A9#8AA5A9
HEX#8AA5A9
RGBrgb(138, 165, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6471, 0.6627
RGB percentages54.1%, 64.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(187.7, 15.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 18.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK18.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,086,377
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA5A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#755A56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A98E8A
Analogous#8AA99E, #8A95A9
Triadic#A98AA5, #A5A98A
Split complementary#A98A96, #A99E8A
Tetradic#9D8AA9, #A98E8A, #95A98A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G165
B169
Red138 (54.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue187.74°
Saturation (HSL)15.27%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A5 · B A9
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