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Recognised as Colour

#8EBCA5

  • #8EBCA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EBCA5 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 188, 165 and HSL 150°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EBCA5#8EBCA5
HEX#8EBCA5
RGBrgb(142, 188, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7373, 0.6471
RGB percentages55.7%, 73.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(150, 25.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 24.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK24.5%, 0%, 12.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,405
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBCA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#71435A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB5A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B0A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#85BCB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 20.9Dark grey · ΔE 21.4Silver · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8EA5
Analogous#8EBC8E, #8EBCBC
Triadic#A58EBC, #BCA58E
Split complementary#BC8EBC, #BC8E8E
Tetradic#8E8EBC, #BC8EA5, #BCBC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF5F2
Lighter +20%#CEE2D8
Lighter +10%#AECFBF
Darker −10%#6EA98B
Darker −20%#558F72
Darker −30%#426F59
Darker −40%#2F4F3F
More saturated +25%#77D3A5
Less saturated −25%#A4A5A5

Channel breakdown

R142
G188
B165
Red142 (55.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BC · B A5

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