Recognised as Colour
#08BB74
- #08BB74
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#08BB74 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 187, 116 and HSL 156°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#08BB74#08BB74
HEX#08BB74
RGBrgb(8, 187, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7333, 0.4549
RGB percentages3.1%, 73.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(156.2, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.2, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.7%, 0%, 38%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer572,276
CSS custom property--colour: #08BB74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36853WCAG 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 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#F7448B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB084F
Analogous#08BB1B, #08A9BB
Triadic#7408BB, #BB7408
Split complementary#BB08A9, #BB1B08
Tetradic#1B08BB, #BB084F, #A8BB08
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G187
B116
Red8 (3.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue156.2°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G BB · B 74
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