Colour

#08A185

#08A185
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#08A185 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 161, 133 and HSL 169°, 91%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#08A185

RGBrgb(8, 161, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6314, 0.5216

RGB percentages3.1%, 63.1%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(169, 90.5%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169, 95%, 63.1%)

CMYK95%, 0%, 17.4%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer565,637

CSS custom property--colour: #08A185;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#F75E7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3 Sea green · ΔE 17.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.4 Teal · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A10824

Analogous#08A138, #0871A1

Triadic#8508A1, #A18508

Split complementary#A10871, #A13808

Tetradic#3808A1, #A10824, #71A108

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7CF9E2

Lighter +30%#4CF6D7

Lighter +20%#1BF4CC

Lighter +10%#0AD2AD

Darker −10%#06705D

Darker −20%#034035

Darker −30%#010F0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A98A

Less saturated −25%#1D8C78

Channel breakdown

G161

B133

Red8 (3.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue169.02°

Saturation (HSL)90.53%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 08 · G A1 · B 85

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