Recognised as Colour
#008F51
- #008F51
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#008F51 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 143, 81 and HSL 154°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#008F51#008F51
HEX#008F51
RGBrgb(0, 143, 81)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.3176
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(154, 100%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154, 100%, 56.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 43.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,689
CSS custom property--colour: #008F51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FF70AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F003E
Analogous#008F09, #00868F
Triadic#51008F, #8F5100
Split complementary#8F0086, #8F0900
Tetradic#09008F, #8F003E, #868F00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G143
B81
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue153.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B 51
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