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Recognised as Colour

#0B8FAB

  • #0B8FAB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0B8FAB is a cyan with RGB values 11, 143, 171 and HSL 191°, 88%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0B8FAB#0B8FAB
HEX#0B8FAB
RGBrgb(11, 143, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0431, 0.5608, 0.6706
RGB percentages4.3%, 56.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(190.5, 87.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 93.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK93.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer757,675
CSS custom property--colour: #0B8FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#F47054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Teal · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB270B
Analogous#0BAB77, #0B3FAB
Triadic#AB0B8F, #8FAB0B
Split complementary#AB0B3F, #AB770B
Tetradic#770BAB, #AB270B, #3FAB0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AE4F8
Lighter +30%#5BDAF4
Lighter +20%#2BCFF1
Lighter +10%#0EB7DB
Darker −10%#08677B
Darker −20%#053F4B
Darker −30%#02171B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0096B6
Less saturated −25%#228094

Channel breakdown

R11
G143
B171
Red11 (4.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue190.5°
Saturation (HSL)87.91%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0B · G 8F · B AB

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