#008B8B
darkcyan
#008B8B is a cyan colour. In RGB it is 0 red, 139 green and 139 blue, which converts to a hue of 180 degrees, 100% saturation and 27% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as darkcyan in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #008B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 139, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 100%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 4.15:1, and against black it is 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4.15:1 | Fail | AA |
| Black | 5.07:1 | AA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #008B8B toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #008B8B; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(0 139 139); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#008b8b] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.545, blue: 0.545) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#008B8B") |