All About Color #8EA9A6

#8EA9A6

About #8EA9A6

#8EA9A6 is a light cyan color with the hex code #8EA9A6. In RGB it is red 142, green 169, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 173°, saturation 14%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 16%, 0%, 2%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.51:1 on white and 8.38:1 on black.

#8EA9A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, A9, A6
CMYK15.98%, 0.00%, 1.78%, 33.73%
RGB Decimal142, 169, 166
HSL173°, 14%, 61%
RGB Octal216, 251, 246
HSV (HSB)173.33°, 15.98%, 66.27%
RGB Binary10001110, 10101001, 10100110
CIE-L*AB67.19, -9.91, -1.58
RGB Percent55.69%, 66.27%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH67.19, 10.04, 189.05
XYZ32.23, 36.88, 41.50
CIE-L*UV67.19, -14.19, -0.67
xyY0.29, 0.33, 36.88
Hunter-Lab60.73, -11.55, 2.00
RYB55.69%, 61.29%, 66.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EA9A6 on a dark background: contrast 8.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EA9A6 on a light background: contrast 2.51:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EA9A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8EA9A6 · #C2D1CF · #5E7D79 · #A98E91 · #D1C2C4

Analogous palette

#91A98E · #8EA998 · #8EA9A6 · #8E9FA9 · #8E91A9

Triadic palette

#8EA9A6 · #A68EA9 · #A9A68E · #C2D1CF · #CFC2D1

Tetradic palette

#8EA9A6 · #988EA9 · #A98E91 · #9FA98E · #5E7D79

Monochromatic palette

#445A58 · #658682 · #8EA9A6 · #B9CAC8 · #E5EBEB

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