Recognised as Colour
#8EA49D
- #8EA49D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA49D is a cyan with RGB values 142, 164, 157 and HSL 161°, 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
#8EA49D#8EA49D
HEX#8EA49D
RGBrgb(142, 164, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.6157
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(160.9, 10.8%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.9, 13.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK13.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,253
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA49D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715B62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A48E95
Analogous#8EA492, #8EA0A4
Triadic#9D8EA4, #A49D8E
Split complementary#A48EA0, #A4928E
Tetradic#928EA4, #A48E95, #A0A48E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G164
B157
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue160.91°
Saturation (HSL)10.78%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B 9D
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