Colour

#8BC4AD

#8BC4AD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BC4AD is a cyan with RGB values 139, 196, 173 and HSL 156°, 33%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8BC4AD

RGBrgb(139, 196, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7686, 0.6784

RGB percentages54.5%, 76.9%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(155.8, 32.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 29.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK29.1%, 0%, 11.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,159,853

CSS custom property--colour: #8BC4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#743B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1BCACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7EC5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9 Powder blue · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C48BA2

Analogous#8BC491, #8BBFC4

Triadic#AD8BC4, #C4AD8B

Split complementary#C48BBF, #C4908B

Tetradic#918BC4, #C48BA2, #BFC48B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F8F5

Lighter +20%#CFE6DD

Lighter +10%#ADD5C5

Darker −10%#69B395

Darker −20%#4F9A7C

Darker −30%#3D7961

Darker −40%#2C5746

More saturated +25%#75DAB1

Less saturated −25%#A1AEA9

Channel breakdown

R139

G196

B173

Red139 (54.5%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue155.79°

Saturation (HSL)32.57%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G C4 · B AD

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