Colour
#8EA3A5
- #8EA3A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA3A5 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 163, 165 and HSL 185°, 11%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA3A5#8EA3A5
HEX#8EA3A5
RGBrgb(142, 163, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6392, 0.6471
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(185.2, 11.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 13.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK13.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,005
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA3A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715C5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5908E
Analogous#8EA59C, #8E98A5
Triadic#A58EA3, #A3A58E
Split complementary#A58E98, #A59C8E
Tetradic#9C8EA5, #A5908E, #98A58E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G163
B165
Red142 (55.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)11.33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A3 · B A5
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