Recognised as Colour
#8BA7A0
- #8BA7A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8BA7A0 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 167, 160 and HSL 165°, 14%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8BA7A0#8BA7A0
HEX#8BA7A0
RGBrgb(139, 167, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6549, 0.6275
RGB percentages54.5%, 65.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(165, 13.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 16.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,152,416
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA7A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#74585F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A78B92
Analogous#8BA792, #8BA0A7
Triadic#A08BA7, #A7A08B
Split complementary#A78BA0, #A7928B
Tetradic#928BA7, #A78B92, #A0A78B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G167
B160
Red139 (54.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G A7 · B A0
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