Recognised as Colour

#8ABABD

#8ABABD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#8ABABD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 186, 189 and HSL 184°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8ABABD#8ABABD

HEX#8ABABD

RGBrgb(138, 186, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7294, 0.7412

RGB percentages54.1%, 72.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(183.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK27%, 1.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,091,773

CSS custom property--colour: #8ABABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#754542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B6BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAAEBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#79BEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2 Light blue · ΔE 13.1 Powder blue · ΔE 13.9 Sky blue · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD8D8A

Analogous#8ABDA6, #8AA1BD

Triadic#BD8ABA, #BABD8A

Split complementary#BD8AA1, #BDA68A

Tetradic#A68ABD, #BD8D8A, #A1BD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECF4F4

Lighter +20%#CBE0E2

Lighter +10%#ABCDCF

Darker −10%#69A7AB

Darker −20%#518C90

Darker −30%#3F6C6F

Darker −40%#2C4D4F

More saturated +25%#73CED4

Less saturated −25%#A1A6A6

Channel breakdown

R138

G186

B189

Red138 (54.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue183.53°

Saturation (HSL)27.87%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G BA · B BD

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Colour values

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