Recognised as Colour
#8BADAC
- #8BADAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#8BADAC is a cyan with RGB values 139, 173, 172 and HSL 178°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#8BADAC#8BADAC
HEX#8BADAC
RGBrgb(139, 173, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6784, 0.6745
RGB percentages54.5%, 67.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(178.2, 17.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 19.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,153,964
CSS custom property--colour: #8BADAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#745253
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD8B8C
Analogous#8BAD9B, #8B9DAD
Triadic#AC8BAD, #ADAC8B
Split complementary#AD8B9D, #AD9B8B
Tetradic#9B8BAD, #AD8B8C, #9DAD8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G173
B172
Red139 (54.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue178.24°
Saturation (HSL)17.17%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G AD · B AC
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