Colour
#08393A
- #08393A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#08393A is a cyan with RGB values 8, 57, 58 and HSL 181°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#08393A#08393A
HEX#08393A
RGBrgb(8, 57, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2235, 0.2275
RGB percentages3.1%, 22.4%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(181.2, 75.8%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 86.2%, 22.7%)
CMYK86.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,938
CSS custom property--colour: #08393A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#F7C6C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A0908
Analogous#083A22, #08203A
Triadic#3A0839, #393A08
Split complementary#3A0820, #3A2208
Tetradic#22083A, #3A0908, #203A08
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G57
B58
Red8 (3.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue181.2°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 39 · B 3A
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