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Recognised as Colour

#8EBFB3

  • #8EBFB3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#8EBFB3 is a cyan with RGB values 142, 191, 179 and HSL 165°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#8EBFB3#8EBFB3
HEX#8EBFB3
RGBrgb(142, 191, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.749, 0.702
RGB percentages55.7%, 74.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(165.3, 27.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.3, 25.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 6.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,355,187
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBFB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#71404C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB9B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B2B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#81C1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 17.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Silver · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8E9A
Analogous#8EBF9B, #8EB3BF
Triadic#B38EBF, #BFB38E
Split complementary#BF8EB3, #BF9B8E
Tetradic#9A8EBF, #BF8E9A, #B3BF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6F5
Lighter +20%#CFE4DF
Lighter +10%#AFD1C9
Darker −10%#6DAD9D
Darker −20%#549384
Darker −30%#417367
Darker −40%#2F524A
More saturated +25%#78D5BE
Less saturated −25%#A4A9A8

Channel breakdown

R142
G191
B179
Red142 (55.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue165.31°
Saturation (HSL)27.68%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BF · B B3

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