Colour
#008EA7
- #008EA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008EA7 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 142, 167 and HSL 189°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#008EA7#008EA7
HEX#008EA7
RGBrgb(0, 142, 167)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.6549
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(189, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK100%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,519
CSS custom property--colour: #008EA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FF7158
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A71900
Analogous#00A76C, #003BA7
Triadic#A7008E, #8EA700
Split complementary#A7003B, #A76D00
Tetradic#6C00A7, #A71900, #3BA700
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G142
B167
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue188.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B A7
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