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Colour

#8EA5AE

  • #8EA5AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8EA5AE is a cyan with RGB values 142, 165, 174 and HSL 197°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8EA5AE#8EA5AE
HEX#8EA5AE
RGBrgb(142, 165, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6471, 0.6824
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(196.9, 16.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 18.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,526
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA5AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#715A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9FAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85A8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE978E
Analogous#8EAEA7, #8E95AE
Triadic#AE8EA5, #A5AE8E
Split complementary#AE8E95, #AEA78E
Tetradic#A78EAE, #AE978E, #95AE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7ECEE
Lighter +20%#C9D4D9
Lighter +10%#ACBDC3
Darker −10%#708D99
Darker −20%#59737D
Darker −30%#44575F
Darker −40%#2F3C41
More saturated +25%#76B0C6
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R142
G165
B174
Red142 (55.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue196.88°
Saturation (HSL)16.49%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A5 · B AE

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