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Recognised as Colour

#8EAAAF

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

#8EAAAF is a cyan with RGB values 142, 170, 175 and HSL 189°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8EAAAF#8EAAAF
HEX#8EAAAF
RGBrgb(142, 170, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6667, 0.6863
RGB percentages55.7%, 66.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(189.1, 17.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 18.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,807
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAAAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#715550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#84ADABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF938E
Analogous#8EAFA4, #8E9AAF
Triadic#AF8EAA, #AAAF8E
Split complementary#AF8E99, #AFA48E
Tetradic#A48EAF, #AF938E, #9AAF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EDEE
Lighter +20%#CAD7D9
Lighter +10%#ACC0C4
Darker −10%#70949A
Darker −20%#59787E
Darker −30%#445C60
Darker −40%#2F3F42
More saturated +25%#76BBC7
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R142
G170
B175
Red142 (55.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue189.09°
Saturation (HSL)17.1%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G AA · B AF

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