Recognised as Colour
#08A0B7
- #08A0B7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#08A0B7 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 160, 183 and HSL 188°, 92%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#08A0B7#08A0B7
HEX#08A0B7
RGBrgb(8, 160, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6275, 0.7176
RGB percentages3.1%, 62.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(187.9, 91.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 95.6%, 71.8%)
CMYK95.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer565,431
CSS custom property--colour: #08A0B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#F75F48
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B71F08
Analogous#08B777, #0848B7
Triadic#B708A0, #A0B708
Split complementary#B70848, #B77708
Tetradic#7708B7, #B71F08, #48B708
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G160
B183
Red8 (3.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue187.89°
Saturation (HSL)91.62%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G A0 · B B7
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