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Recognised as Colour

#08B6C0

  • #08B6C0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#08B6C0 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 182, 192 and HSL 183°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#08B6C0#08B6C0
HEX#08B6C0
RGBrgb(8, 182, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7137, 0.7529
RGB percentages3.1%, 71.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(183.3, 92%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 95.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK95.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer571,072
CSS custom property--colour: #08B6C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#F7493F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ADC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#919EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.5Dark cyan · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C01208
Analogous#08C06E, #085AC0
Triadic#C008B6, #B6C008
Split complementary#C0085A, #C06E08
Tetradic#6E08C0, #C01208, #5AC008

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99F5FB
Lighter +30%#68F1F9
Lighter +20%#37ECF7
Lighter +10%#0AE4F1
Darker −10%#06888F
Darker −20%#04595E
Darker −30%#022B2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BDC8
Less saturated −25%#21A0A7

Channel breakdown

R8
G182
B192
Red8 (3.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue183.26°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G B6 · B C0

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