Colour

#8AB2AB

#8AB2AB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#8AB2AB is a cyan with RGB values 138, 178, 171 and HSL 170°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8AB2AB

RGBrgb(138, 178, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.698, 0.6706

RGB percentages54.1%, 69.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(169.5, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK22.5%, 0%, 3.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,089,707

CSS custom property--colour: #8AB2AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#754D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEADABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A8ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7FB4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Silver · ΔE 17 Powder blue · ΔE 18 Light blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B28A91

Analogous#8AB297, #8AA5B2

Triadic#AB8AB2, #B2AB8A

Split complementary#B28AA5, #B2978A

Tetradic#978AB2, #B28A91, #A5B28A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6EFED

Lighter +20%#C8DAD7

Lighter +10%#A9C6C1

Darker −10%#6B9E95

Darker −20%#558179

Darker −30%#41625C

Darker −40%#2C4440

More saturated +25%#72CABB

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R138

G178

B171

Red138 (54.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue169.5°

Saturation (HSL)20.62%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G B2 · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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