Recognised as Colour

#608B7A

#608B7A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#608B7A is a cyan with RGB values 96, 139, 122 and HSL 156°, 18%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#608B7A

RGBrgb(96, 139, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5451, 0.4784

RGB percentages37.6%, 54.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(156.3, 18.3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.3, 30.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK30.9%, 0%, 12.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,327,162

CSS custom property--colour: #608B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#9F7485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898579no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#81807Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#568B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6 Teal · ΔE 17.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.1 Gray · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8B6071

Analogous#608B65, #60868B

Triadic#7A608B, #8B7A60

Split complementary#8B6086, #8B6560

Tetradic#65608B, #8B6071, #868B60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5E2DD

Lighter +30%#B7CDC4

Lighter +20%#99B8AC

Lighter +10%#7BA393

Darker −10%#4B6D60

Darker −20%#364F45

Darker −30%#21312B

Darker −40%#0D1210

More saturated +25%#43A880

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R96

G139

B122

Red96 (37.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue156.28°

Saturation (HSL)18.3%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 60 · G 8B · B 7A

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Colour harmonies

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