Colour
#078A81
- #078A81
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#078A81 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 138, 129 and HSL 176°, 90%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#078A81#078A81
HEX#078A81
RGBrgb(7, 138, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5412, 0.5059
RGB percentages2.7%, 54.1%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(175.9, 90.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 94.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK94.9%, 0%, 6.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer494,209
CSS custom property--colour: #078A81;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#F8757E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A0710
Analogous#078A40, #07528A
Triadic#81078A, #8A8107
Split complementary#8A0751, #8A4007
Tetradic#40078A, #8A0710, #518A07
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G138
B129
Red7 (2.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue175.88°
Saturation (HSL)90.34%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 07 · G 8A · B 81
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