Recognised as Colour
#8EA59E
- #8EA59E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA59E is a cyan with RGB values 142, 165, 158 and HSL 162°, 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
#8EA59E#8EA59E
HEX#8EA59E
RGBrgb(142, 165, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6471, 0.6196
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(161.7, 11.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 13.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK13.9%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,510
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA59E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#715A61
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 text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A58E95
Analogous#8EA593, #8EA1A5
Triadic#9E8EA5, #A59E8E
Split complementary#A58EA1, #A5938E
Tetradic#938EA5, #A58E95, #A1A58E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G165
B158
Red142 (55.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue161.74°
Saturation (HSL)11.33%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A5 · B 9E
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