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Recognised as Colour

#0F8A9B

  • #0F8A9B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0F8A9B is a cyan with RGB values 15, 138, 155 and HSL 187°, 82%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0F8A9B#0F8A9B
HEX#0F8A9B
RGBrgb(15, 138, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.5412, 0.6078
RGB percentages5.9%, 54.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(187.3, 82.4%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 90.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK90.3%, 11%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,018,523
CSS custom property--colour: #0F8A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#F07564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C859Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B789Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#00918Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.9Teal · ΔE 11.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B200F
Analogous#0F9B66, #0F449B
Triadic#9B0F8A, #8A9B0F
Split complementary#9B0F44, #9B660F
Tetradic#660F9B, #9B200F, #449B0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#83E5F3
Lighter +30%#54DCEF
Lighter +20%#26D2EA
Lighter +10%#14B3C9
Darker −10%#0A616C
Darker −20%#06373E
Darker −30%#020E0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0095AA
Less saturated −25%#247A86

Channel breakdown

R15
G138
B155
Red15 (5.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue187.29°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0F · G 8A · B 9B

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