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Recognised as Colour

#8EBEB1

  • #8EBEB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8EBEB1 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 190, 177 and HSL 164°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8EBEB1#8EBEB1
HEX#8EBEB1
RGBrgb(142, 190, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7451, 0.6941
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(163.8, 27%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 25.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 6.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,929
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBEB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#71414E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B2B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#82BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 18.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8E9B
Analogous#8EBE99, #8EB3BE
Triadic#B18EBE, #BEB18E
Split complementary#BE8EB3, #BE998E
Tetradic#998EBE, #BE8E9B, #B3BE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF6F4
Lighter +20%#CFE3DE
Lighter +10%#AED1C7
Darker −10%#6EAB9B
Darker −20%#549281
Darker −30%#417265
Darker −40%#2F5148
More saturated +25%#78D4BB
Less saturated −25%#A4A8A7

Channel breakdown

R142
G190
B177
Red142 (55.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue163.75°
Saturation (HSL)26.97%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BE · B B1

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