Colour

#08BDBF

#08BDBF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#08BDBF is a cyan with RGB values 8, 189, 191 and HSL 181°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#08BDBF#08BDBF

HEX#08BDBF

RGBrgb(8, 189, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7412, 0.749

RGB percentages3.1%, 74.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(180.7, 92%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.7, 95.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK95.8%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer572,863

CSS custom property--colour: #08BDBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#F74240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB3BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A3C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.2 Turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 19 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF0A08

Analogous#08BF65, #0862BF

Triadic#BF08BD, #BDBF08

Split complementary#BF0862, #BF6508

Tetradic#6508BF, #BF0A08, #62BF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98FAFB

Lighter +30%#67F7F9

Lighter +20%#36F4F7

Lighter +10%#0AEDF0

Darker −10%#068D8E

Darker −20%#045C5D

Darker −30%#022C2C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C5C7

Less saturated −25%#21A5A6

Channel breakdown

G189

B191

Red8 (3.1%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue180.66°

Saturation (HSL)91.96%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G BD · B BF

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