All About Color #8EB4AE

#8EB4AE

About #8EB4AE

#8EB4AE is a light cyan color with the hex code #8EB4AE. In RGB it is red 142, green 180, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 171°, saturation 20%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 21%, 0%, 3%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.26:1 on white and 9.29:1 on black.

#8EB4AE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B4, AE
CMYK21.11%, 0.00%, 3.33%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal142, 180, 174
HSL171°, 20%, 63%
RGB Octal216, 264, 256
HSV (HSB)170.53°, 21.11%, 70.59%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB70.49, -14.02, -1.16
RGB Percent55.69%, 70.59%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH70.49, 14.07, 184.74
XYZ35.12, 41.45, 46.19
CIE-L*UV70.49, -19.46, 0.60
xyY0.29, 0.34, 41.45
Hunter-Lab64.38, -15.30, 2.53
RYB55.69%, 63.78%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB4AE on a dark background: contrast 9.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB4AE on a light background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB4AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB4AE · #C5D8D5 · #5C8A83 · #B48E93 · #D8C5C8

Analogous palette

#93B48E · #8EB49B · #8EB4AE · #8EA6B4 · #8E93B4

Triadic palette

#8EB4AE · #AE8EB4 · #B4AE8E · #C5D8D5 · #D5C5D8

Tetradic palette

#8EB4AE · #9B8EB4 · #B48E93 · #A6B48E · #5C8A83

Monochromatic palette

#436560 · #62938C · #8EB4AE · #BCD2CF · #EAF1F0

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