Recognised as Colour
#8EA29C
- #8EA29C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA29C is a cyan with RGB values 142, 162, 156 and HSL 162°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA29C#8EA29C
HEX#8EA29C
RGBrgb(142, 162, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6353, 0.6118
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(162, 9.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 12.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK12.3%, 0%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,740
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#715D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A28E94
Analogous#8EA292, #8E9EA2
Triadic#9C8EA2, #A29C8E
Split complementary#A28E9E, #A2928E
Tetradic#928EA2, #A28E94, #9EA28E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G162
B156
Red142 (55.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)9.71%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A2 · B 9C
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