Colour
#8CA7AA
- #8CA7AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8CA7AA is a cyan with RGB values 140, 167, 170 and HSL 186°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8CA7AA#8CA7AA
HEX#8CA7AA
RGBrgb(140, 167, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6549, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.9%, 65.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(186, 15%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 17.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,217,962
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA7AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#735855
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8F8C
Analogous#8CAA9E, #8C98AA
Triadic#AA8CA7, #A7AA8C
Split complementary#AA8C98, #AA9E8C
Tetradic#9E8CAA, #AA8F8C, #98AA8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G167
B170
Red140 (54.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A7 · B AA
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