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Recognised as Colour

#8ABCAD

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

#8ABCAD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 188, 173 and HSL 162°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8ABCAD#8ABCAD
HEX#8ABCAD
RGBrgb(138, 188, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7373, 0.6784
RGB percentages54.1%, 73.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(162, 27.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 26.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK26.6%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,092,269
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABCAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#754352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B6ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAFAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7DBDB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 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 text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 18Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 19.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8A99
Analogous#8ABC94, #8AB2BC
Triadic#AD8ABC, #BCAD8A
Split complementary#BC8AB2, #BC948A
Tetradic#948ABC, #BC8A99, #B2BC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4F1
Lighter +20%#CBE1DA
Lighter +10%#AACFC4
Darker −10%#6AA996
Darker −20%#528E7C
Darker −30%#3F6E60
Darker −40%#2C4E44
More saturated +25%#73D3B6
Less saturated −25%#A1A5A4

Channel breakdown

R138
G188
B173
Red138 (54.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)27.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G BC · B AD

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