Colour
#0C5959
- #0C5959
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#0C5959 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 89, 89 and HSL 180°, 76%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#0C5959#0C5959
HEX#0C5959
RGBrgb(12, 89, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.349, 0.349
RGB percentages4.7%, 34.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(180, 76.2%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 86.5%, 34.9%)
CMYK86.5%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer809,305
CSS custom property--colour: #0C5959;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#F3A6A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#590C0C
Analogous#0C5933, #0C3359
Triadic#590C59, #59590C
Split complementary#590C33, #59330C
Tetradic#330C59, #590C0C, #33590C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G89
B89
Red12 (4.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)76.24%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 59 · B 59
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