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Recognised as Colour

#08B5B0

  • #08B5B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#08B5B0 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 181, 176 and HSL 178°, 92%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#08B5B0#08B5B0
HEX#08B5B0
RGBrgb(8, 181, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7098, 0.6902
RGB percentages3.1%, 71%, 69%
HSLhsl(178.3, 91.5%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 95.6%, 71%)
CMYK95.6%, 0%, 2.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer570,800
CSS custom property--colour: #08B5B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#F74A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ABB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#959CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 2.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.2Turquoise · ΔE 16.2Dark cyan · ΔE 16.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.9
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#B5080D
Analogous#08B559, #0864B5
Triadic#B008B5, #B5B008
Split complementary#B50864, #B55908
Tetradic#5908B5, #B5080D, #64B508

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FFAF7
Lighter +30%#5EF8F3
Lighter +20%#2DF6F0
Lighter +10%#0AE6DF
Darker −10%#068481
Darker −20%#045351
Darker −30%#022222
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BDB8
Less saturated −25%#209D9A

Channel breakdown

R8
G181
B176
Red8 (3.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue178.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.53%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G B5 · B B0

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