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Recognised as Colour

#8BB7B5

  • #8BB7B5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8BB7B5 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 183, 181 and HSL 177°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8BB7B5#8BB7B5
HEX#8BB7B5
RGBrgb(139, 183, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7176, 0.7098
RGB percentages54.5%, 71.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(177.3, 23.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 24%, 71.8%)
CMYK24%, 0%, 1.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,533
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB7B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#74484A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B2B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ACB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#7DBAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Silver · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B78B8D
Analogous#8BB79F, #8BA3B7
Triadic#B58BB7, #B7B58B
Split complementary#B78BA3, #B79F8B
Tetradic#9F8BB7, #B78B8D, #A3B78B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2F1
Lighter +20%#CADEDD
Lighter +10%#AACBC9
Darker −10%#6CA3A1
Darker −20%#548885
Darker −30%#416866
Darker −40%#2D4948
More saturated +25%#73CFCA
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R139
G183
B181
Red139 (54.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue177.27°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B7 · B B5

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