Recognised as Colour
#8FA5A5
- #8FA5A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8FA5A5 is a cyan with RGB values 143, 165, 165 and HSL 180°, 11%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8FA5A5#8FA5A5
HEX#8FA5A5
RGBrgb(143, 165, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6471, 0.6471
RGB percentages56.1%, 64.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(180, 10.9%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 13.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,053
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA5A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#705A5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A58F8F
Analogous#8FA59A, #8F9AA5
Triadic#A58FA5, #A5A58F
Split complementary#A58F9A, #A59A8F
Tetradic#9A8FA5, #A58F8F, #9AA58F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G165
B165
Red143 (56.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)10.89%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A5 · B A5
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page