Recognised as Colour
#408D88
- #408D88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#408D88 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 141, 136 and HSL 176°, 38%, 40%. 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
#408D88#408D88
HEX#408D88
RGBrgb(64, 141, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.5529, 0.5333
RGB percentages25.1%, 55.3%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(176.1, 37.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 54.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK54.6%, 0%, 3.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,230,536
CSS custom property--colour: #408D88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BF7277
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D4045
Analogous#408D62, #406C8D
Triadic#88408D, #8D8840
Split complementary#8D406C, #8D6240
Tetradic#61408D, #8D4045, #6C8D40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G141
B136
Red64 (25.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue176.1°
Saturation (HSL)37.56%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G 8D · B 88
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