Colour
#8EB2AD
- #8EB2AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#8EB2AD is a cyan with RGB values 142, 178, 173 and HSL 172°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#8EB2AD#8EB2AD
HEX#8EB2AD
RGBrgb(142, 178, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.698, 0.6784
RGB percentages55.7%, 69.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(171.7, 18.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 20.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,853
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB2AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#714D52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B28E93
Analogous#8EB29B, #8EA5B2
Triadic#AD8EB2, #B2AD8E
Split complementary#B28EA5, #B29B8E
Tetradic#9B8EB2, #B28E93, #A5B28E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G178
B173
Red142 (55.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue171.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B2 · B AD
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