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Recognised as Colour

#8CB9B2

  • #8CB9B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8CB9B2 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 185, 178 and HSL 171°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8CB9B2#8CB9B2
HEX#8CB9B2
RGBrgb(140, 185, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7255, 0.698
RGB percentages54.9%, 72.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(170.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.3%, 0%, 3.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,222,578
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB9B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#73464D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B4B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACAEB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBBB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98C93
Analogous#8CB99B, #8CAAB9
Triadic#B28CB9, #B9B28C
Split complementary#B98CAA, #B99B8C
Tetradic#9B8CB9, #B98C93, #AAB98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F2
Lighter +20%#CBE0DC
Lighter +10%#ACCCC7
Darker −10%#6CA69D
Darker −20%#548B82
Darker −30%#416B64
Darker −40%#2E4B47
More saturated +25%#75D0C2
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R140
G185
B178
Red140 (54.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue170.67°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B9 · B B2

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