Recognised as Colour
#8BADA0
- #8BADA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#8BADA0 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 173, 160 and HSL 157°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#8BADA0#8BADA0
HEX#8BADA0
RGBrgb(139, 173, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6784, 0.6275
RGB percentages54.5%, 67.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(157.1, 17.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 19.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,952
CSS custom property--colour: #8BADA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#74525F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD8B98
Analogous#8BAD8F, #8BA9AD
Triadic#A08BAD, #ADA08B
Split complementary#AD8BA9, #AD8F8B
Tetradic#8F8BAD, #AD8B98, #A9AD8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G173
B160
Red139 (54.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue157.06°
Saturation (HSL)17.17%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G AD · B A0
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