Recognised as Colour
#008AA6
- #008AA6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008AA6 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 138, 166 and HSL 190°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008AA6#008AA6
HEX#008AA6
RGBrgb(0, 138, 166)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5412, 0.651
RGB percentages0%, 54.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(190.1, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK100%, 16.9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,494
CSS custom property--colour: #008AA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#FF7559
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A61C00
Analogous#00A66F, #0037A6
Triadic#A6008A, #8AA600
Split complementary#A60037, #A66F00
Tetradic#6F00A6, #A61C00, #37A600
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G138
B166
Red0 (0%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue190.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8A · B A6
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