Recognised as Colour
#00B98D
- #00B98D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#00B98D is a cyan with RGB values 0, 185, 141 and HSL 166°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#00B98D#00B98D
HEX#00B98D
RGBrgb(0, 185, 141)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7255, 0.5529
RGB percentages0%, 72.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(165.7, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.7, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 23.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer47,501
CSS custom property--colour: #00B98D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#FF4672
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9002C
Analogous#00B931, #0088B9
Triadic#8D00B9, #B98D00
Split complementary#B90088, #B93100
Tetradic#3100B9, #B9002C, #88B900
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G185
B141
Red0 (0%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue165.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G B9 · B 8D
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