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Recognised as Colour

#08553B

  • #08553B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#08553B is a cyan with RGB values 8, 85, 59 and HSL 160°, 83%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#08553B#08553B
HEX#08553B
RGBrgb(8, 85, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3333, 0.2314
RGB percentages3.1%, 33.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(159.7, 82.8%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 90.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK90.6%, 0%, 30.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer546,107
CSS custom property--colour: #08553B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#F7AAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534E3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A473Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00554Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Teal · ΔE 24.3Sea green · ΔE 25.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26Dark cyan · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#550822
Analogous#085514, #084955
Triadic#3B0855, #553B08
Split complementary#550849, #551408
Tetradic#140855, #550822, #495508

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3CEDB1
Lighter +30%#15E19C
Lighter +20%#11B27C
Lighter +10%#0C845B
Darker −10%#04261B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005D3E
Less saturated −25%#144937

Channel breakdown

R8
G85
B59
Red8 (3.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue159.74°
Saturation (HSL)82.8%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G 55 · B 3B

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