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Colour

#08B2AE

  • #08B2AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#08B2AE is a cyan with RGB values 8, 178, 174 and HSL 179°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#08B2AE#08B2AE
HEX#08B2AE
RGBrgb(8, 178, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.698, 0.6824
RGB percentages3.1%, 69.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(178.6, 91.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 95.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK95.5%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer570,030
CSS custom property--colour: #08B2AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#F74D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9299AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 2.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 11Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.2Dark cyan · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 2.37, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2080C
Analogous#08B259, #0861B2
Triadic#AE08B2, #B2AE08
Split complementary#B20861, #B25908
Tetradic#5908B2, #B2080C, #61B208

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CFAF7
Lighter +30%#5BF8F4
Lighter +20%#2BF5F1
Lighter +10%#0AE3DE
Darker −10%#06817E
Darker −20%#04504F
Darker −30%#01201F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BAB6
Less saturated −25%#1F9B98

Channel breakdown

R8
G178
B174
Red8 (3.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue178.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.4%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G B2 · B AE

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