Recognised as Colour
#08423E
- #08423E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#08423E is a cyan with RGB values 8, 66, 62 and HSL 176°, 78%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#08423E#08423E
HEX#08423E
RGBrgb(8, 66, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2588, 0.2431
RGB percentages3.1%, 25.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(175.9, 78.4%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 87.9%, 25.9%)
CMYK87.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer541,246
CSS custom property--colour: #08423E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#F7BDC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42080C
Analogous#084221, #082942
Triadic#3E0842, #423E08
Split complementary#420829, #422108
Tetradic#210842, #42080C, #294208
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G66
B62
Red8 (3.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue175.86°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G 42 · B 3E
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