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Recognised as Colour

#8ABDAD

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

#8ABDAD is a cyan with RGB values 138, 189, 173 and HSL 161°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8ABDAD#8ABDAD
HEX#8ABDAD
RGBrgb(138, 189, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7412, 0.6784
RGB percentages54.1%, 74.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(161.2, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,092,525
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABDAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44816WCAG 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 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#754252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB7ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7DBEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.5Light blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8A9A
Analogous#8ABD93, #8AB3BD
Triadic#AD8ABD, #BDAD8A
Split complementary#BD8AB3, #BD938A
Tetradic#948ABD, #BD8A9A, #B3BD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF4F2
Lighter +20%#CBE2DB
Lighter +10%#ABCFC4
Darker −10%#69AB96
Darker −20%#51907C
Darker −30%#3F6F60
Darker −40%#2C4F44
More saturated +25%#73D4B6
Less saturated −25%#A1A6A4

Channel breakdown

R138
G189
B173
Red138 (54.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue161.18°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G BD · B AD

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