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Recognised as Colour

#08B8AE

  • #08B8AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#08B8AE is a cyan with RGB values 8, 184, 174 and HSL 177°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#08B8AE#08B8AE
HEX#08B8AE
RGBrgb(8, 184, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7216, 0.6824
RGB percentages3.1%, 72.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(176.6, 91.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 95.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK95.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer571,566
CSS custom property--colour: #08B8AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#F74751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADADAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#999EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.8Turquoise · ΔE 14.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B80812
Analogous#08B856, #086AB8
Triadic#AE08B8, #B8AE08
Split complementary#B8086A, #B85608
Tetradic#5608B8, #B80812, #6AB808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92FAF4
Lighter +30%#61F8F0
Lighter +20%#30F6EB
Lighter +10%#0AE9DC
Darker −10%#068780
Darker −20%#045652
Darker −30%#022523
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C0B5
Less saturated −25%#20A099

Channel breakdown

R8
G184
B174
Red8 (3.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue176.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G B8 · B AE

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