Colour
#008F97
- #008F97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#008F97 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 143, 151 and HSL 183°, 100%, 30%. 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
#008F97#008F97
HEX#008F97
RGBrgb(0, 143, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(183.2, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,759
CSS custom property--colour: #008F97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FF7068
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#970800
Analogous#009754, #004397
Triadic#97008F, #8F9700
Split complementary#970043, #975400
Tetradic#540097, #970800, #439700
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G143
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue183.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B 97
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