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Recognised as Colour

#08ABC6

  • #08ABC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#08ABC6 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 171, 198 and HSL 189°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#08ABC6#08ABC6
HEX#08ABC6
RGBrgb(8, 171, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6706, 0.7765
RGB percentages3.1%, 67.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(188.5, 92.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 96%, 77.6%)
CMYK96%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer568,262
CSS custom property--colour: #08ABC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#F75439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8295C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.2Light seagreen · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C62308
Analogous#08C682, #084CC6
Triadic#C608AB, #ABC608
Split complementary#C6084C, #C68208
Tetradic#8208C6, #C62308, #4CC608

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FEEFB
Lighter +30%#6EE5F9
Lighter +20%#3DDDF7
Lighter +10%#0CD4F5
Darker −10%#068195
Darker −20%#045664
Darker −30%#022C33
Darker −40%#000202
More saturated +25%#00B1CE
Less saturated −25%#2299AC

Channel breakdown

R8
G171
B198
Red8 (3.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue188.53°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G AB · B C6

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