Recognised as Colour
#08484C
- #08484C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#08484C is a cyan with RGB values 8, 72, 76 and HSL 184°, 81%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#08484C#08484C
HEX#08484C
RGBrgb(8, 72, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2824, 0.298
RGB percentages3.1%, 28.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(183.5, 81%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 89.5%, 29.8%)
CMYK89.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer542,796
CSS custom property--colour: #08484C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#F7B7B3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C0C08
Analogous#084C2E, #08264C
Triadic#4C0848, #484C08
Split complementary#4C0826, #4C2E08
Tetradic#2E084C, #4C0C08, #264C08
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G72
B76
Red8 (3.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue183.53°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 48 · B 4C
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