Recognised as Colour
#008090
- #008090
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#008090 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 128, 144 and HSL 187°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#008090#008090
HEX#008090
RGBrgb(0, 128, 144)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.502, 0.5647
RGB percentages0%, 50.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(186.7, 100%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 100%, 56.5%)
CMYK100%, 11.1%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer32,912
CSS custom property--colour: #008090;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FF7F6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#901000
Analogous#009058, #003890
Triadic#900080, #809000
Split complementary#900038, #905800
Tetradic#580090, #901000, #389000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G128
B144
Red0 (0%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 80 · B 90
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