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Recognised as Colour

#8BB8A2

  • #8BB8A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BB8A2 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 184, 162 and HSL 151°, 24%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BB8A2#8BB8A2
HEX#8BB8A2
RGBrgb(139, 184, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7216, 0.6353
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(150.7, 24.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.7, 24.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 12%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,770
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB8A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#74475D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#82B8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Powder blue · ΔE 21.5Silver · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B88BA1
Analogous#8BB88B, #8BB8B8
Triadic#A28BB8, #B8A28B
Split complementary#B88BB8, #B88B8B
Tetradic#8B8BB8, #B88BA1, #B8B88B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF2EE
Lighter +20%#CADFD5
Lighter +10%#ABCBBB
Darker −10%#6BA589
Darker −20%#54896F
Darker −30%#416955
Darker −40%#2D4A3C
More saturated +25%#74CFA3
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R139
G184
B162
Red139 (54.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue150.67°
Saturation (HSL)24.06%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B8 · B A2

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