Recognised as Colour
#0E8EA4
- #0E8EA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#0E8EA4 is a cyan with RGB values 14, 142, 164 and HSL 189°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#0E8EA4#0E8EA4
HEX#0E8EA4
RGBrgb(14, 142, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0549, 0.5569, 0.6431
RGB percentages5.5%, 55.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(188.8, 84.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 91.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK91.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer954,020
CSS custom property--colour: #0E8EA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#F1715B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4240E
Analogous#0EA46F, #0E43A4
Triadic#A40E8E, #8EA40E
Split complementary#A40E43, #A46F0E
Tetradic#6F0EA4, #A4240E, #43A40E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R14
G142
B164
Red14 (5.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue188.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0E · G 8E · B A4
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