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Recognised as Colour

#8BB9B0

  • #8BB9B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8BB9B0 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 185, 176 and HSL 168°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8BB9B0#8BB9B0
HEX#8BB9B0
RGBrgb(139, 185, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7255, 0.6902
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(168.3, 24.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 24.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,040
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB9B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#74464F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B4B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACADB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 18.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98B94
Analogous#8BB999, #8BABB9
Triadic#B08BB9, #B9B08B
Split complementary#B98BAB, #B9998B
Tetradic#998BB9, #B98B94, #ABB98B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF3F1
Lighter +20%#CBDFDB
Lighter +10%#ABCCC6
Darker −10%#6BA69A
Darker −20%#548A80
Darker −30%#406B62
Darker −40%#2D4B45
More saturated +25%#74D0BE
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R139
G185
B176
Red139 (54.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue168.26°
Saturation (HSL)24.73%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B9 · B B0

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