Recognised as Colour
#098E8D
- #098E8D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#098E8D is a cyan with RGB values 9, 142, 141 and HSL 180°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#098E8D#098E8D
HEX#098E8D
RGBrgb(9, 142, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5569, 0.5529
RGB percentages3.5%, 55.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(179.5, 88.1%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.5, 93.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK93.7%, 0%, 0.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer626,317
CSS custom property--colour: #098E8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#F67172
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E090A
Analogous#098E4A, #094D8E
Triadic#8D098E, #8E8D09
Split complementary#8E094D, #8E4A09
Tetradic#4A098E, #8E090A, #4D8E09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G142
B141
Red9 (3.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue179.55°
Saturation (HSL)88.08%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G 8E · B 8D
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