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Recognised as Colour

#8EBFA9

  • #8EBFA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EBFA9 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 191, 169 and HSL 153°, 28%, 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 Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EBFA9#8EBFA9
HEX#8EBFA9
RGBrgb(142, 191, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.749, 0.6627
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(153.1, 27.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.1, 25.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 11.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,177
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBFA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#714056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB8A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B2AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#83BFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8EA4
Analogous#8EBF91, #8EBDBF
Triadic#A98EBF, #BFA98E
Split complementary#BF8EBD, #BF918E
Tetradic#918EBF, #BF8EA4, #BDBF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6F3
Lighter +20%#CFE4DB
Lighter +10%#AFD1C2
Darker −10%#6DAD90
Darker −20%#549377
Darker −30%#41735D
Darker −40%#2F5242
More saturated +25%#78D5AB
Less saturated −25%#A4A9A7

Channel breakdown

R142
G191
B169
Red142 (55.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue153.06°
Saturation (HSL)27.68%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BF · B A9

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