Recognised as Colour
#8EAEA5
- #8EAEA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8EAEA5 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 174, 165 and HSL 163°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8EAEA5#8EAEA5
HEX#8EAEA5
RGBrgb(142, 174, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6824, 0.6471
RGB percentages55.7%, 68.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(163.1, 16.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 18.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 0%, 5.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,821
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAEA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#71515A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8E97
Analogous#8EAE95, #8EA7AE
Triadic#A58EAE, #AEA58E
Split complementary#AE8EA7, #AE958E
Tetradic#958EAE, #AE8E97, #A7AE8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G174
B165
Red142 (55.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue163.13°
Saturation (HSL)16.49%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G AE · B A5
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