Colour

#8CBDB6

#8CBDB6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#8CBDB6 is a cyan with RGB values 140, 189, 182 and HSL 171°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8CBDB6

RGBrgb(140, 189, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7412, 0.7137

RGB percentages54.9%, 74.1%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(171.4, 27.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 25.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK25.9%, 0%, 3.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,223,606

CSS custom property--colour: #8CBDB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#734249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B8B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFB1B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7DBFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4 Powder blue · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 16 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1 Silver · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD8C93

Analogous#8CBD9E, #8CACBD

Triadic#B68CBD, #BDB68C

Split complementary#BD8CAB, #BD9E8C

Tetradic#9E8CBD, #BD8C93, #ACBD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDF5F4

Lighter +20%#CDE2DF

Lighter +10%#ACD0CB

Darker −10%#6CAAA1

Darker −20%#539087

Darker −30%#407069

Darker −40%#2E4F4B

More saturated +25%#75D4C6

Less saturated −25%#A3A6A6

Channel breakdown

R140

G189

B182

Red140 (54.9%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)27.07%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G BD · B B6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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