Recognised as Colour
#00859E
- #00859E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#00859E is a cyan with RGB values 0, 133, 158 and HSL 189°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#00859E#00859E
HEX#00859E
RGBrgb(0, 133, 158)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5216, 0.6196
RGB percentages0%, 52.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(189.5, 100%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 100%, 62%)
CMYK100%, 15.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer34,206
CSS custom property--colour: #00859E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FF7A61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E1900
Analogous#009E68, #00369E
Triadic#9E0085, #859E00
Split complementary#9E0036, #9E6800
Tetradic#68009E, #9E1900, #369E00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G133
B158
Red0 (0%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue189.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 85 · B 9E
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