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Recognised as Colour

#8CB4AF

  • #8CB4AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8CB4AF is a cyan with RGB values 140, 180, 175 and HSL 173°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8CB4AF#8CB4AF
HEX#8CB4AF
RGBrgb(140, 180, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7059, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(172.5, 21.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 22.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,295
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB4AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#734B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B0AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AAB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#80B6B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 16.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Light grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B48C91
Analogous#8CB49B, #8CA5B4
Triadic#AF8CB4, #B4AF8C
Split complementary#B48CA5, #B49B8C
Tetradic#9B8CB4, #B48C91, #A5B48C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F0EF
Lighter +20%#CADCDA
Lighter +10%#ABC8C4
Darker −10%#6DA09A
Darker −20%#56847E
Darker −30%#426561
Darker −40%#2E4643
More saturated +25%#74CCC1
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R140
G180
B175
Red140 (54.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B4 · B AF

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