Recognised as Colour
#0098AF
- #0098AF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#0098AF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 152, 175 and HSL 188°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#0098AF#0098AF
HEX#0098AF
RGBrgb(0, 152, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5961, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 59.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(187.9, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 13.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,087
CSS custom property--colour: #0098AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FF6750
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF1700
Analogous#00AF6F, #0040AF
Triadic#AF0098, #98AF00
Split complementary#AF0040, #AF6F00
Tetradic#6F00AF, #AF1700, #40AF00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G152
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue187.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 98 · B AF
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