Recognised as Colour

#08311E

#08311E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#08311E is a cyan with RGB values 8, 49, 30 and HSL 152°, 72%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#08311E

RGBrgb(8, 49, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1922, 0.1176

RGB percentages3.1%, 19.2%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(152.2, 71.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 83.7%, 19.2%)

CMYK83.7%, 0%, 38.8%, 80.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer536,862

CSS custom property--colour: #08311E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1

Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#F7CEE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302D1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B291Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00312Cno 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 text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Black · ΔE 27.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.6 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Teal · ΔE 36.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31081B

Analogous#08310A, #082F31

Triadic#1E0831, #311E08

Split complementary#31082F, #310908

Tetradic#0A0831, #31081B, #303108

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#29DC89

Lighter +30%#1DB56F

Lighter +20%#168954

Lighter +10%#0F5D39

Darker −10%#010503

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#01381F

Less saturated −25%#0F2A1D

Channel breakdown

G49

B30

Red8 (3.1%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue152.2°

Saturation (HSL)71.93%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 08 · G 31 · B 1E

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