Recognised as Colour

#08242C

#08242C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08242C is a cyan with RGB values 8, 36, 44 and HSL 193°, 69%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08242C#08242C

HEX#08242C

RGBrgb(8, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages3.1%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(193.3, 69.2%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 81.8%, 17.3%)

CMYK81.8%, 18.2%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer533,548

CSS custom property--colour: #08242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.17:1

Contrast with white16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#F7DBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F232Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1F2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#002727no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 33.7 Slate grey · ΔE 40.6 Teal · ΔE 41.7 Gray · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C1008

Analogous#082C22, #08122C

Triadic#2C0824, #242C08

Split complementary#2C0812, #2C2208

Tetradic#22082C, #2C1008, #122C08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#28B1D8

Lighter +30%#208EAD

Lighter +20%#186B82

Lighter +10%#104757

Darker −10%#000101

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#022833

Less saturated −25%#0E2026

Channel breakdown

G36

B44

Red8 (3.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue193.33°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 24 · B 2C

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Colour values

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