Recognised as Colour
#08ECDD
- #08ECDD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#08ECDD is a cyan with RGB values 8, 236, 221 and HSL 176°, 93%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#08ECDD#08ECDD
HEX#08ECDD
RGBrgb(8, 236, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.9255, 0.8667
RGB percentages3.1%, 92.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(176.1, 93.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 96.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 6.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer584,925
CSS custom property--colour: #08ECDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#F71322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EC0817
Analogous#08EC6B, #0889EC
Triadic#DD08EC, #ECDD08
Split complementary#EC0889, #EC6B08
Tetradic#6B08EC, #EC0817, #89EC08
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G236
B221
Red8 (3.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue176.05°
Saturation (HSL)93.44%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G EC · B DD
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