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Recognised as Colour

#8AAFA7

  • #8AAFA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AAFA7 is a cyan with RGB values 138, 175, 167 and HSL 167°, 19%, 61%. 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

#8AAFA7#8AAFA7
HEX#8AAFA7
RGBrgb(138, 175, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6863, 0.6549
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.6%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(167, 18.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 21.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 4.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,935
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAFA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#755058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACAAA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A5A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#80B0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 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 text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8A92
Analogous#8AAF95, #8AA4AF
Triadic#A78AAF, #AFA78A
Split complementary#AF8AA4, #AF958A
Tetradic#958AAF, #AF8A92, #A5AF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EDEB
Lighter +20%#C7D8D5
Lighter +10%#A8C4BE
Darker −10%#6C9A90
Darker −20%#567D75
Darker −30%#415F59
Darker −40%#2C413C
More saturated +25%#71C8B5
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R138
G175
B167
Red138 (54.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue167.03°
Saturation (HSL)18.78%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G AF · B A7

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