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Recognised as Colour

#8FA8AE

  • #8FA8AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8FA8AE is a cyan with RGB values 143, 168, 174 and HSL 192°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8FA8AE#8FA8AE
HEX#8FA8AE
RGBrgb(143, 168, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6588, 0.6824
RGB percentages56.1%, 65.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(191.6, 16.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 17.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,414,830
CSS custom property--colour: #8FA8AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#705751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A6AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86ABAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE958F
Analogous#8FAEA5, #8F99AE
Triadic#AE8FA8, #A8AE8F
Split complementary#AE8F99, #AEA58F
Tetradic#A58FAE, #AE958F, #99AE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EDEE
Lighter +20%#CAD6D9
Lighter +10%#ADBFC3
Darker −10%#719199
Darker −20%#5A767D
Darker −30%#455A5F
Darker −40%#2F3E42
More saturated +25%#77B7C6
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R143
G168
B174
Red143 (56.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue191.61°
Saturation (HSL)16.06%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G A8 · B AE

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