Colour
#8CAFB3
- #8CAFB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#8CAFB3 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 175, 179 and HSL 186°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#8CAFB3#8CAFB3
HEX#8CAFB3
RGBrgb(140, 175, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6863, 0.702
RGB percentages54.9%, 68.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(186.2, 20.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 21.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,220,019
CSS custom property--colour: #8CAFB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#73504C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3908C
Analogous#8CB3A4, #8C9BB3
Triadic#B38CAF, #AFB38C
Split complementary#B38C9B, #B3A38C
Tetradic#A48CB3, #B3908C, #9CB38C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G175
B179
Red140 (54.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue186.15°
Saturation (HSL)20.42%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G AF · B B3
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