Recognised as Colour
#8EA4A6
- #8EA4A6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA4A6 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 164, 166 and HSL 185°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA4A6#8EA4A6
HEX#8EA4A6
RGBrgb(142, 164, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6431, 0.651
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(185, 11.9%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 14.5%, 65.1%)
CMYK14.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,262
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA4A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715B59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6908E
Analogous#8EA69C, #8E98A6
Triadic#A68EA4, #A4A68E
Split complementary#A68E98, #A69C8E
Tetradic#9C8EA6, #A6908E, #98A68E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G164
B166
Red142 (55.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)11.88%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A4 · B A6
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