Recognised as Colour
#028BA6
- #028BA6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#028BA6 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 139, 166 and HSL 190°, 98%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#028BA6#028BA6
HEX#028BA6
RGBrgb(2, 139, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5451, 0.651
RGB percentages0.8%, 54.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(189.9, 97.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 98.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK98.8%, 16.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer166,822
CSS custom property--colour: #028BA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FD7459
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A61D02
Analogous#02A66F, #0239A6
Triadic#A6028B, #8BA602
Split complementary#A60239, #A66F02
Tetradic#6F02A6, #A61D02, #39A602
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G139
B166
Red2 (0.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue189.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.62%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 8B · B A6
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