Colour

#8AA9A1

#8AA9A1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AA9A1 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 169, 161 and HSL 165°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8AA9A1#8AA9A1

HEX#8AA9A1

RGBrgb(138, 169, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6627, 0.6314

RGB percentages54.1%, 66.3%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(164.5, 15.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 18.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK18.3%, 0%, 4.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,087,393

CSS custom property--colour: #8AA9A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#75565E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A1A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#82AAA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.6 Silver · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A98A92

Analogous#8AA992, #8AA2A9

Triadic#A18AA9, #A9A18A

Split complementary#A98AA2, #A9928A

Tetradic#918AA9, #A98A92, #A2A98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2EAE8

Lighter +20%#C5D4D0

Lighter +10%#A7BFB9

Darker −10%#6D9389

Darker −20%#57766E

Darker −30%#415953

Darker −40%#2C3B37

More saturated +25%#71C2AD

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R138

G169

B161

Red138 (54.1%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue164.52°

Saturation (HSL)15.27%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G A9 · B A1

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