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Recognised as Colour

#8ABEAF

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

#8ABEAF is a cyan with RGB values 138, 190, 175 and HSL 163°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8ABEAF#8ABEAF
HEX#8ABEAF
RGBrgb(138, 190, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7451, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.1%, 74.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(162.7, 28.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.7, 27.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK27.4%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,092,783
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABEAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#754150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B1B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7CBFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Light blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8A99
Analogous#8ABE95, #8AB3BE
Triadic#AF8ABE, #BEAF8A
Split complementary#BE8AB3, #BE958A
Tetradic#958ABE, #BE8A99, #B3BE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF5F2
Lighter +20%#CCE2DC
Lighter +10%#ABD0C5
Darker −10%#69AC99
Darker −20%#51917F
Darker −30%#3F7162
Darker −40%#2C5045
More saturated +25%#73D5B9
Less saturated −25%#A1A7A5

Channel breakdown

R138
G190
B175
Red138 (54.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue162.69°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G BE · B AF

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