Recognised as Colour
#8EA8AB
- #8EA8AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EA8AB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 168, 171 and HSL 186°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EA8AB#8EA8AB
HEX#8EA8AB
RGBrgb(142, 168, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6588, 0.6706
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(186.2, 14.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 17%, 67.1%)
CMYK17%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,291
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA8AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#715754
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB918E
Analogous#8EABA0, #8E9AAB
Triadic#AB8EA8, #A8AB8E
Split complementary#AB8E9A, #ABA08E
Tetradic#9F8EAB, #AB918E, #9AAB8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G168
B171
Red142 (55.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue186.21°
Saturation (HSL)14.72%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G A8 · B AB
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