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Recognised as Colour

#8DBCBB

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

#8DBCBB is a cyan with RGB values 141, 188, 187 and HSL 179°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8DBCBB#8DBCBB
HEX#8DBCBB
RGBrgb(141, 188, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7373, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.3%, 73.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(178.7, 26%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 25%, 73.7%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,288,891
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBCBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#724344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B7BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7EBFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 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 text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 16.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8D8E
Analogous#8DBCA3, #8DA6BC
Triadic#BB8DBC, #BCBB8D
Split complementary#BC8DA6, #BCA38D
Tetradic#A38DBC, #BC8D8E, #A6BC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5F4
Lighter +20%#CDE2E1
Lighter +10%#ADCFCE
Darker −10%#6DA9A8
Darker −20%#548F8E
Darker −30%#416F6E
Darker −40%#2E4F4E
More saturated +25%#76D3D1
Less saturated −25%#A4A5A5

Channel breakdown

R141
G188
B187
Red141 (55.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue178.72°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G BC · B BB

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