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Colour

#8AAAB7

  • #8AAAB7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8AAAB7 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 170, 183 and HSL 197°, 24%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8AAAB7#8AAAB7
HEX#8AAAB7
RGBrgb(138, 170, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6667, 0.7176
RGB percentages54.1%, 66.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(197.3, 23.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 24.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK24.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,087,671
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAAB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#755548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A8B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA3B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7DAEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7978A
Analogous#8AB7AE, #8A93B7
Triadic#B78AAA, #AAB78A
Split complementary#B78A93, #B7AE8A
Tetradic#AE8AB7, #B7978A, #93B78A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EFF1
Lighter +20%#C9D8DE
Lighter +10%#AAC1CA
Darker −10%#6A93A4
Darker −20%#537988
Darker −30%#405C68
Darker −40%#2D4048
More saturated +25%#72B4CF
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R138
G170
B183
Red138 (54.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue197.33°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AA · B B7

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