Colour

#08485A

#08485A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#08485A is a cyan with RGB values 8, 72, 90 and HSL 193°, 84%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#08485A#08485A

HEX#08485A

RGBrgb(8, 72, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2824, 0.3529

RGB percentages3.1%, 28.2%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(193.2, 83.7%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 91.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK91.1%, 20%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer542,810

CSS custom property--colour: #08485A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#F7B7A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E465Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#333F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004E4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Teal · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Steel blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A1A08

Analogous#085A43, #081F5A

Triadic#5A0848, #485A08

Split complementary#5A081F, #5A4308

Tetradic#43085A, #5A1A08, #1F5A08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#40C8EE

Lighter +30%#14B8E7

Lighter +20%#1093B8

Lighter +10%#0C6D89

Darker −10%#04232B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004C62

Less saturated −25%#14414E

Channel breakdown

G72

B90

Red8 (3.1%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue193.17°

Saturation (HSL)83.67%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 48 · B 5A

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Colour values

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