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Recognised as Colour

#8EAB9E

  • #8EAB9E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8EAB9E is a cyan with RGB values 142, 171, 158 and HSL 153°, 15%, 61%. 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

#8EAB9E#8EAB9E
HEX#8EAB9E
RGBrgb(142, 171, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6706, 0.6196
RGB percentages55.7%, 67.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(153.1, 14.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.1, 17%, 67.1%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 7.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,046
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAB9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#715461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA79Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A39Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#88ABA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB8E9B
Analogous#8EAB90, #8EAAAB
Triadic#9E8EAB, #AB9E8E
Split complementary#AB8EAA, #AB908E
Tetradic#908EAB, #AB8E9B, #AAAB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6ECE9
Lighter +20%#C9D6D0
Lighter +10%#ABC1B7
Darker −10%#719585
Darker −20%#5A796B
Darker −30%#445C51
Darker −40%#2E3F37
More saturated +25%#75C4A1
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R142
G171
B158
Red142 (55.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue153.1°
Saturation (HSL)14.72%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G AB · B 9E

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