Colour
#008A9E
- #008A9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008A9E is a cyan with RGB values 0, 138, 158 and HSL 188°, 100%, 31%. 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
#008A9E#008A9E
HEX#008A9E
RGBrgb(0, 138, 158)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5412, 0.6196
RGB percentages0%, 54.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(187.6, 100%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 100%, 62%)
CMYK100%, 12.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,486
CSS custom property--colour: #008A9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#FF7561
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E1400
Analogous#009E63, #003B9E
Triadic#9E008A, #8A9E00
Split complementary#9E003B, #9E6300
Tetradic#63009E, #9E1400, #3B9E00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G138
B158
Red0 (0%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue187.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8A · B 9E
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