Colour
#8EA89D
- #8EA89D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA89D is a cyan with RGB values 142, 168, 157 and HSL 155°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA89D#8EA89D
HEX#8EA89D
RGBrgb(142, 168, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6588, 0.6157
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(154.6, 13%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.6, 15.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK15.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,277
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA89D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#715762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A88E99
Analogous#8EA890, #8EA6A8
Triadic#9D8EA8, #A89D8E
Split complementary#A88EA6, #A8908E
Tetradic#908EA8, #A88E99, #A6A88E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G168
B157
Red142 (55.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue154.62°
Saturation (HSL)13%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A8 · B 9D
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