Recognised as Colour
#088A98
- #088A98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#088A98 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 138, 152 and HSL 186°, 90%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#088A98#088A98
HEX#088A98
RGBrgb(8, 138, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5412, 0.5961
RGB percentages3.1%, 54.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(185.8, 90%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 94.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK94.7%, 9.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer559,768
CSS custom property--colour: #088A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#F77567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#981608
Analogous#08985E, #084298
Triadic#98088A, #8A9808
Split complementary#980842, #985E08
Tetradic#5E0898, #981608, #429808
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G138
B152
Red8 (3.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue185.83°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 8A · B 98
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