Colour
#008A8F
- #008A8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008A8F is a cyan with RGB values 0, 138, 143 and HSL 182°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008A8F#008A8F
HEX#008A8F
RGBrgb(0, 138, 143)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5412, 0.5608
RGB percentages0%, 54.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(182.1, 100%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 100%, 56.1%)
CMYK100%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,471
CSS custom property--colour: #008A8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FF7570
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F0500
Analogous#008F4C, #00438F
Triadic#8F008A, #8A8F00
Split complementary#8F0042, #8F4C00
Tetradic#4D008F, #8F0500, #438F00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G138
B143
Red0 (0%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue182.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8A · B 8F
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