Colour
#008A98
- #008A98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008A98 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 138, 152 and HSL 186°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008A98#008A98
HEX#008A98
RGBrgb(0, 138, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5412, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 54.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(185.5, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 9.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,480
CSS custom property--colour: #008A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FF7567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#980E00
Analogous#00985A, #003E98
Triadic#98008A, #8A9800
Split complementary#98003E, #985A00
Tetradic#5A0098, #980E00, #3E9800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G138
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue185.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8A · B 98
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