Recognised as Colour

#08232E

#08232E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08232E is a cyan with RGB values 8, 35, 46 and HSL 197°, 70%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08232E#08232E

HEX#08232E

RGBrgb(8, 35, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1373, 0.1804

RGB percentages3.1%, 13.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(197.4, 70.4%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 82.6%, 18%)

CMYK82.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer533,294

CSS custom property--colour: #08232E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.28:1

Contrast with white16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#F7DCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D222Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#181E2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#002627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Slate grey · ΔE 40.7 Teal · ΔE 42.8 Gray · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E1308

Analogous#082E26, #08102E

Triadic#2E0823, #232E08

Split complementary#2E0810, #2E2608

Tetradic#26082E, #2E1308, #102E08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#28A6DA

Lighter +30%#1F86B0

Lighter +20%#176585

Lighter +10%#104459

Darker −10%#000203

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#012635

Less saturated −25%#0F2027

Channel breakdown

G35

B46

Red8 (3.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue197.37°

Saturation (HSL)70.37%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 23 · B 2E

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