Recognised as Colour
#008496
- #008496
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#008496 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 132, 150 and HSL 187°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#008496#008496
HEX#008496
RGBrgb(0, 132, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5176, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 51.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(187.2, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer33,942
CSS custom property--colour: #008496;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FF7B69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#961200
Analogous#00965D, #003996
Triadic#960084, #849600
Split complementary#960039, #965D00
Tetradic#5D0096, #961200, #399600
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G132
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue187.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 84 · B 96
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