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Colour

#8EB0AB

  • #8EB0AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8EB0AB is a cyan with RGB values 142, 176, 171 and HSL 171°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8EB0AB#8EB0AB
HEX#8EB0AB
RGBrgb(142, 176, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6902, 0.6706
RGB percentages55.7%, 69%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(171.2, 17.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 19.3%, 69%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,339
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB0AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#714F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACACABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#85B2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B08E93
Analogous#8EB09A, #8EA4B0
Triadic#AB8EB0, #B0AB8E
Split complementary#B08EA4, #B09A8E
Tetradic#9A8EB0, #B08E93, #A4B08E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EFEE
Lighter +20%#CADAD8
Lighter +10%#ACC5C1
Darker −10%#709B95
Darker −20%#597F79
Darker −30%#44615D
Darker −40%#2F4340
More saturated +25%#76C8BC
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R142
G176
B171
Red142 (55.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue171.18°
Saturation (HSL)17.71%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B0 · B AB

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