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Recognised as Colour

#8FA2AB

  • #8FA2AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8FA2AB is a cyan with RGB values 143, 162, 171 and HSL 199°, 14%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8FA2AB#8FA2AB
HEX#8FA2AB
RGBrgb(143, 162, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6353, 0.6706
RGB percentages56.1%, 63.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(199.3, 14.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.3, 16.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,413,291
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA2AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#705D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA1ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#88A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.2Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 14.5Silver · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB988F
Analogous#8FABA6, #8F94AB
Triadic#AB8FA2, #A2AB8F
Split complementary#AB8F94, #ABA68F
Tetradic#A68FAB, #AB988F, #94AB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EBED
Lighter +20%#C9D2D7
Lighter +10%#ACBAC1
Darker −10%#728A95
Darker −20%#5B6F79
Darker −30%#45555C
Darker −40%#2F3A3F
More saturated +25%#77ABC3
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R143
G162
B171
Red143 (56.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue199.29°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A2 · B AB

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