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Recognised as Colour

#8BBFAA

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

#8BBFAA is a cyan with RGB values 139, 191, 170 and HSL 156°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BBFAA#8BBFAA
HEX#8BBFAA
RGBrgb(139, 191, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.749, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.5%, 74.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(155.8, 28.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 27.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 11%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,158,570
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBFAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#744055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB8A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B1ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Powder blue · ΔE 19.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.4Light seagreen · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8BA0
Analogous#8BBF90, #8BBABF
Triadic#AA8BBF, #BFAA8B
Split complementary#BF8BBA, #BF908B
Tetradic#908BBF, #BF8BA0, #BABF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF5F2
Lighter +20%#CDE3DA
Lighter +10%#ACD1C2
Darker −10%#6AAD92
Darker −20%#519378
Darker −30%#3F725D
Darker −40%#2D5142
More saturated +25%#74D5AE
Less saturated −25%#A1A8A6

Channel breakdown

R139
G191
B170
Red139 (54.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue155.77°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G BF · B AA

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