Colour
#8BA9AA
- #8BA9AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8BA9AA is a cyan with RGB values 139, 169, 170 and HSL 182°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8BA9AA#8BA9AA
HEX#8BA9AA
RGBrgb(139, 169, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6627, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.5%, 66.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(181.9, 15.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 18.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK18.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,152,938
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA9AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#745655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8C8B
Analogous#8BAA9B, #8B99AA
Triadic#AA8BA9, #A9AA8B
Split complementary#AA8B99, #AA9B8B
Tetradic#9C8BAA, #AA8C8B, #9AAA8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G169
B170
Red139 (54.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue181.94°
Saturation (HSL)15.42%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A9 · B AA
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