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Colour

#8AAEB4

  • #8AAEB4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AAEB4 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 174, 180 and HSL 189°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8AAEB4#8AAEB4
HEX#8AAEB4
RGBrgb(138, 174, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6824, 0.7059
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(188.6, 21.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 23.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK23.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,692
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAEB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#75514B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A5B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7DB1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4908A
Analogous#8AB4A5, #8A99B4
Triadic#B48AAE, #AEB48A
Split complementary#B48A99, #B4A58A
Tetradic#A58AB4, #B4908A, #99B48A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EFF0
Lighter +20%#C8D9DC
Lighter +10%#A9C4C8
Darker −10%#6B98A0
Darker −20%#547D84
Darker −30%#405F65
Darker −40%#2D4245
More saturated +25%#72BFCC
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R138
G174
B180
Red138 (54.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G AE · B B4

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