Colour
#8FAD9F
- #8FAD9F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8FAD9F is a cyan with RGB values 143, 173, 159 and HSL 152°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8FAD9F#8FAD9F
HEX#8FAD9F
RGBrgb(143, 173, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6784, 0.6235
RGB percentages56.1%, 67.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(152, 15.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152, 17.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK17.3%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,416,095
CSS custom property--colour: #8FAD9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#705260
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD8F9D
Analogous#8FAD90, #8FACAD
Triadic#9F8FAD, #AD9F8F
Split complementary#AD8FAC, #AD908F
Tetradic#908FAD, #AD8F9D, #ACAD8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G173
B159
Red143 (56.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue152°
Saturation (HSL)15.46%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G AD · B 9F
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