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Recognised as Colour

#08C872

  • #08C872
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#08C872 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 200, 114 and HSL 153°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#08C872#08C872
HEX#08C872
RGBrgb(8, 200, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7843, 0.4471
RGB percentages3.1%, 78.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(153.1, 92.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.1, 96%, 78.4%)
CMYK96%, 0%, 43%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer575,602
CSS custom property--colour: #08C872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#F7378D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B76Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A978no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium spring green · ΔE 18.8Light green · ΔE 21.9Pale green · ΔE 24.3Forest green · ΔE 27.2Spring green · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8085E
Analogous#08C812, #08BEC8
Triadic#7208C8, #C87208
Split complementary#C808BE, #C81208
Tetradic#1208C8, #C8085E, #BEC808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1FBD3
Lighter +30%#70F9BC
Lighter +20%#3FF7A5
Lighter +10%#0EF58E
Darker −10%#069756
Darker −20%#04663A
Darker −30%#02351E
Darker −40%#000402
More saturated +25%#00D073
Less saturated −25%#22AE6F

Channel breakdown

R8
G200
B114
Red8 (3.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue153.13°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G C8 · B 72

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