Colour
#8EA09C
- #8EA09C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA09C is a cyan with RGB values 142, 160, 156 and HSL 167°, 9%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA09C#8EA09C
HEX#8EA09C
RGBrgb(142, 160, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6275, 0.6118
RGB percentages55.7%, 62.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(166.7, 8.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 11.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK11.2%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,228
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA09C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#715F63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A08E92
Analogous#8EA093, #8E9BA0
Triadic#9C8EA0, #A09C8E
Split complementary#A08E9B, #A0938E
Tetradic#938EA0, #A08E92, #9BA08E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G160
B156
Red142 (55.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A0 · B 9C
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