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Recognised as Colour

#8CAAB6

  • #8CAAB6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8CAAB6 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 170, 182 and HSL 197°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8CAAB6#8CAAB6
HEX#8CAAB6
RGBrgb(140, 170, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6667, 0.7137
RGB percentages54.9%, 66.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(197.1, 22.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 23.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK23.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,218,742
CSS custom property--colour: #8CAAB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#735549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A8B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA3B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#80AEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6988C
Analogous#8CB6AD, #8C95B6
Triadic#B68CAA, #AAB68C
Split complementary#B68C95, #B6AD8C
Tetradic#AD8CB6, #B6988C, #95B68C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEFF1
Lighter +20%#CAD8DE
Lighter +10%#ABC1CA
Darker −10%#6D93A2
Darker −20%#557987
Darker −30%#425D67
Darker −40%#2E4148
More saturated +25%#75B4CE
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R140
G170
B182
Red140 (54.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)22.34%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G AA · B B6

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