Recognised as Colour
#8BA5A5
- #8BA5A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8BA5A5 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 165, 165 and HSL 180°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8BA5A5#8BA5A5
HEX#8BA5A5
RGBrgb(139, 165, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6471, 0.6471
RGB percentages54.5%, 64.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(180, 12.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 15.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,909
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA5A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#745A5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A58B8B
Analogous#8BA598, #8B98A5
Triadic#A58BA5, #A5A58B
Split complementary#A58B98, #A5988B
Tetradic#988BA5, #A58B8B, #98A58B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G165
B165
Red139 (54.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)12.62%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A5 · B A5
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