Colour

#08373B

#08373B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#08373B is a cyan with RGB values 8, 55, 59 and HSL 185°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#08373B#08373B

HEX#08373B

RGBrgb(8, 55, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2157, 0.2314

RGB percentages3.1%, 21.6%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(184.7, 76.1%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 86.4%, 23.1%)

CMYK86.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer538,427

CSS custom property--colour: #08373B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.96:1

Contrast with white12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#F7C8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32343Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#003A38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Black · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Teal · ΔE 31.9 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B0C08

Analogous#083B26, #081D3B

Triadic#3B0837, #373B08

Split complementary#3B081D, #3B2508

Tetradic#26083B, #3B0C08, #1E3B08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2DD4E2

Lighter +30%#1AB5C2

Lighter +20%#148B95

Lighter +10%#0E6168

Darker −10%#020D0E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003E43

Less saturated −25%#103033

Channel breakdown

G55

B59

Red8 (3.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue184.71°

Saturation (HSL)76.12%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 37 · B 3B

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Colour values

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