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Recognised as Colour

#8DBDB4

  • #8DBDB4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8DBDB4 is a cyan with RGB values 141, 189, 180 and HSL 169°, 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

#8DBDB4#8DBDB4
HEX#8DBDB4
RGBrgb(141, 189, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7412, 0.7059
RGB percentages55.3%, 74.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(168.8, 26.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 25.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK25.4%, 0%, 4.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,289,140
CSS custom property--colour: #8DBDB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45353WCAG 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#72424B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B7B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B1B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 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 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 16.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8D96
Analogous#8DBD9C, #8DAEBD
Triadic#B48DBD, #BDB48D
Split complementary#BD8DAE, #BD9C8D
Tetradic#9C8DBD, #BD8D96, #AEBD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF5F4
Lighter +20%#CEE2DF
Lighter +10%#ADD0C9
Darker −10%#6DAA9F
Darker −20%#549085
Darker −30%#417067
Darker −40%#2E504A
More saturated +25%#76D3C2
Less saturated −25%#A3A6A6

Channel breakdown

R141
G189
B180
Red141 (55.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue168.75°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G BD · B B4

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