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Colour

#8BBFB9

  • #8BBFB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8BBFB9 is a cyan with RGB values 139, 191, 185 and HSL 173°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8BBFB9#8BBFB9
HEX#8BBFB9
RGBrgb(139, 191, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.749, 0.7255
RGB percentages54.5%, 74.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(173.1, 28.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 27.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 3.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,158,585
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBFB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#744046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB9B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B2BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BC1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 15.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8B91
Analogous#8BBF9F, #8BABBF
Triadic#B98BBF, #BFB98B
Split complementary#BF8BAB, #BF9F8B
Tetradic#9F8BBF, #BF8B91, #ABBF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF5F5
Lighter +20%#CDE3E1
Lighter +10%#ACD1CD
Darker −10%#6AADA5
Darker −20%#51938B
Darker −30%#3F726C
Darker −40%#2D514D
More saturated +25%#74D5CA
Less saturated −25%#A1A8A8

Channel breakdown

R139
G191
B185
Red139 (54.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue173.08°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G BF · B B9

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