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Recognised as Colour

#08B0AC

  • #08B0AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#08B0AC is a cyan with RGB values 8, 176, 172 and HSL 179°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#08B0AC#08B0AC
HEX#08B0AC
RGBrgb(8, 176, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6902, 0.6745
RGB percentages3.1%, 69%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(178.6, 91.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 95.5%, 69%)
CMYK95.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer569,516
CSS custom property--colour: #08B0AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#F74F53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A6ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9098ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 2.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.9Dark cyan · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1Turquoise · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 2.39, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0080C
Analogous#08B058, #0860B0
Triadic#AC08B0, #B0AC08
Split complementary#B00860, #B05808
Tetradic#5808B0, #B0080C, #60B008

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AFAF7
Lighter +30%#5AF7F4
Lighter +20%#29F5F0
Lighter +10%#0AE1DC
Darker −10%#067F7C
Darker −20%#044E4D
Darker −30%#011E1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B8B4
Less saturated −25%#1F9996

Channel breakdown

R8
G176
B172
Red8 (3.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue178.57°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G B0 · B AC

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