Colour
#8BB4A9
- #8BB4A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#8BB4A9 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 180, 169 and HSL 164°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#8BB4A9#8BB4A9
HEX#8BB4A9
RGBrgb(139, 180, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7059, 0.6627
RGB percentages54.5%, 70.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(163.9, 21.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.9, 22.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK22.8%, 0%, 6.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,155,753
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB4A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#744B56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B48B96
Analogous#8BB494, #8BABB4
Triadic#A98BB4, #B4A98B
Split complementary#B48BAB, #B4948B
Tetradic#948BB4, #B48B96, #ABB48B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G180
B169
Red139 (54.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue163.9°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B4 · B A9
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