Recognised as Colour

#08A1BB

#08A1BB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#08A1BB is a cyan with RGB values 8, 161, 187 and HSL 189°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#08A1BB#08A1BB

HEX#08A1BB

RGBrgb(8, 161, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6314, 0.7333

RGB percentages3.1%, 63.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(188.7, 91.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 95.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK95.7%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer565,691

CSS custom property--colour: #08A1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#F75E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5 Teal · ΔE 19.7 Sky blue · ΔE 21.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB2208

Analogous#08BB7B, #0848BB

Triadic#BB08A1, #A1BB08

Split complementary#BB0847, #BB7C08

Tetradic#7C08BB, #BB2208, #47BB08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95ECFA

Lighter +30%#64E3F8

Lighter +20%#33DAF6

Lighter +10%#0ACBEC

Darker −10%#06778A

Darker −20%#044D59

Darker −30%#022328

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A7C3

Less saturated −25%#2090A3

Channel breakdown

G161

B187

Red8 (3.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue188.72°

Saturation (HSL)91.79%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G A1 · B BB

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