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Colour

#08212D

  • #08212D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#08212D is a cyan with RGB values 8, 33, 45 and HSL 199°, 70%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08212D#08212D
HEX#08212D
RGBrgb(8, 33, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1294, 0.1765
RGB percentages3.1%, 12.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(199.5, 69.8%, 10.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 82.2%, 17.6%)
CMYK82.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer532,781
CSS custom property--colour: #08212D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.59:1
Contrast with white16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#F7DED2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B212Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#161D2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#002425no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Dim grey · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 41.4Gray · ΔE 43.7Teal · ΔE 44
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D1408
Analogous#082D27, #080E2D
Triadic#2D0821, #212D08
Split complementary#2D080E, #2D2708
Tetradic#27082D, #2D1408, #0E2D08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#28A0D9
Lighter +30%#1F80AF
Lighter +20%#176184
Lighter +10%#104158
Darker −10%#000102
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#012334
Less saturated −25%#0F1F26

Channel breakdown

R8
G33
B45
Red8 (3.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue199.46°
Saturation (HSL)69.81%
Lightness10.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 21 · B 2D

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