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Colour

#A8BFBA

  • #A8BFBA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A8BFBA is a cyan with RGB values 168, 191, 186 and HSL 167°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A8BFBA#A8BFBA
HEX#A8BFBA
RGBrgb(168, 191, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.749, 0.7294
RGB percentages65.9%, 74.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(167, 15.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 12%, 74.9%)
CMYK12%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,059,130
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BFBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#574045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBCBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B9BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A3C0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 9.1Dark grey · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 12.6Light blue · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA8AD
Analogous#A8BFAE, #A8B9BF
Triadic#BAA8BF, #BFBAA8
Split complementary#BFA8B9, #BFAEA8
Tetradic#AEA8BF, #BFA8AD, #B9BFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EAE9
Lighter +10%#C5D5D1
Darker −10%#8BA9A3
Darker −20%#6D948B
Darker −30%#577770
Darker −40%#425954
More saturated +25%#95D2C5
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R168
G191
B186
Red168 (65.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue166.96°
Saturation (HSL)15.23%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G BF · B BA

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