HEX atlas value

#008B8B

#008B8B is a cool cyan HEX color close to Dark Cyan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 0, 139, 139, HSL 180, 100%, 27%, has luminance 0.2033, and belongs to the balanced group.

cyan cool balanced

#008B8B Sample readable text

HEX #008B8B

RGB rgb(0, 139, 139)

HSL hsl(180 100% 27%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 0, 45)

Luminance 0.2033

Contrast Black 5.07:1White 4.15:1

CSS

--color-008b8b: #008B8B;
.background-008b8b { background-color: #008B8B; }
.text-008b8b { color: #008B8B; }

Luminance0.2033

Black text5.07:1AA Pass

White text4.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#008B8B","rgb":[0,139,139],"hsl":[180,100,27],"cmyk":[100,0,0,45],"luminance":0.2033,"contrast":{"black":5.07,"white":4.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#002E2E","hex":"#002E2E","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.43,"contrastWhite":14.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#00E5E6","hex":"#00E5E6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.35,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A0000","hex":"#8A0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#00458A","hex":"#00458A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Persian Green","hex":"#00A693","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.88,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool cyan","balanced","balanced cyan","Dark Cyan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/008b8b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-cyan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peacock-teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A0000","analogous":["#008A45","#00458A"],"triadic":["#8A008A","#8A8A00"],"tetradic":["#45008A","#8A0000","#458A00"],"splitComplementary":["#8A0045","#8A4500"],"monochromatic":["#00E5E6","#008B8B","#002E2E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#00E5E6","dark":"#002E2E","saturated":"#008A8A","desaturated":"#0F7B7B","pastel":"#1DEDED","neon":"#00B2B3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-cyan","name":"Dark Cyan","hex":"#008B8B","distance":0},{"slug":"peacock-teal","name":"Peacock Teal","hex":"#00827F","distance":15},{"slug":"teal","name":"Teal","hex":"#008080","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"persian-green","name":"Persian Green","hex":"#00A693","distance":28.160255680657446},{"slug":"cerulean","name":"Cerulean","hex":"#007BA7","distance":32.2490309931942}]

HEX meaning and use

About #008B8B

#008B8B is classified as a cool cyan value with balanced visual character. #008B8B is visually closest to Dark Cyan, a named cyan color with HEX #008B8B.

The RGB channels are 0, 139, and 139, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 180deg with 100% saturation and 27% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.2033, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.07:1AA Pass

White text4.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #008B8B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.07:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#002E2E#FFFFFF text · best 14.69:1#002E2E

#00E5E6#000000 text · best 13.35:1#00E5E6

#8A0000#FFFFFF text · best 10.1:1#8A0000

#00458A#FFFFFF text · best 9.47:1#00458A

Persian Green#000000 text · best 6.88:1#00A693

Generated Palette

Dark Cyan#008B8B

#8A0000#8A0000

#008A45#008A45

#00458A#00458A

#00E5E6#00E5E6

#002E2E#002E2E

Color Harmonies

#8A0000#8A0000

#008A45#008A45

#00458A#00458A

#8A008A#8A008A

#8A8A00#8A8A00

Variants

#00E5E6#00E5E6

#002E2E#002E2E

#008A8A#008A8A

#0F7B7B#0F7B7B

#1DEDED#1DEDED

#00B2B3#00B2B3

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Cyan#008B8B

Peacock Teal#00827F

Teal#008080

Persian Green#00A693

Cerulean#007BA7

#008B8B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #008B8B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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