Colour
#8CB4A0
- #8CB4A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8CB4A0 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 180, 160 and HSL 150°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#8CB4A0#8CB4A0
HEX#8CB4A0
RGBrgb(140, 180, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7059, 0.6275
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(150, 21.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 22.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 11.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,280
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB4A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#734B5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B48CA0
Analogous#8CB48C, #8CB4B4
Triadic#A08CB4, #B4A08C
Split complementary#B48CB4, #B48C8C
Tetradic#8C8CB4, #B48CA0, #B4B48C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G180
B160
Red140 (54.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B4 · B A0
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