Colour
#008E9B
- #008E9B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008E9B is a cyan with RGB values 0, 142, 155 and HSL 185°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008E9B#008E9B
HEX#008E9B
RGBrgb(0, 142, 155)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.6078
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(185, 100%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 100%, 60.8%)
CMYK100%, 8.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,507
CSS custom property--colour: #008E9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FF7164
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B0D00
Analogous#009B5A, #00419B
Triadic#9B008E, #8E9B00
Split complementary#9B0041, #9B5A00
Tetradic#5A009B, #9B0D00, #419B00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G142
B155
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue185.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B 9B
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