Recognised as Colour
#8EA59B
- #8EA59B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA59B is a cyan with RGB values 142, 165, 155 and HSL 154°, 11%, 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
#8EA59B#8EA59B
HEX#8EA59B
RGBrgb(142, 165, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6471, 0.6078
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(153.9, 11.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.9, 13.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK13.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA59B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35028WCAG 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 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715A64
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#A58E98
Analogous#8EA590, #8EA4A5
Triadic#9B8EA5, #A59B8E
Split complementary#A58EA4, #A5908E
Tetradic#908EA5, #A58E98, #A4A58E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G165
B155
Red142 (55.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue153.91°
Saturation (HSL)11.33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A5 · B 9B
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