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Recognised as Colour

#081915

  • #081915
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#081915 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 25, 21 and HSL 166°, 52%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#081915#081915
HEX#081915
RGBrgb(8, 25, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.098, 0.0824
RGB percentages3.1%, 9.8%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(165.9, 51.5%, 6.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 68%, 9.8%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 16%, 90.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer530,709
CSS custom property--colour: #081915;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.1:1
Contrast with white18.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#F7E6EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#181715no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#151515no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#031918no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Gray · ΔE 46.9Teal · ΔE 47.2Slate grey · ΔE 47.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19080C
Analogous#08190C, #081419
Triadic#150819, #191508
Split complementary#190814, #190C08
Tetradic#0C0819, #19080C, #141908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#39B497
Lighter +30%#2D8D76
Lighter +20%#216656
Lighter +10%#144035
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#041D17
Less saturated −25%#0C1513

Channel breakdown

R8
G25
B21
Red8 (3.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness6.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G 19 · B 15

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