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Recognised as Colour

#8EAFA4

  • #8EAFA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8EAFA4 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 175, 164 and HSL 160°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8EAFA4#8EAFA4
HEX#8EAFA4
RGBrgb(142, 175, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6863, 0.6431
RGB percentages55.7%, 68.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(160, 17.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 18.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 6.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,076
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAFA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#71505B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADABA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A6A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#87B0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 16.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.4Powder blue · ΔE 20Light blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8E99
Analogous#8EAF93, #8EAAAF
Triadic#A48EAF, #AFA48E
Split complementary#AF8EAA, #AF948E
Tetradic#948EAF, #AF8E99, #AAAF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EEEC
Lighter +20%#CAD9D4
Lighter +10%#ACC4BC
Darker −10%#709A8C
Darker −20%#597E72
Darker −30%#446057
Darker −40%#2F423C
More saturated +25%#76C7AC
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R142
G175
B164
Red142 (55.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)17.1%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G AF · B A4

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