#008CA1 Hex Color
Refreshing Cyan With Green Undertones
The hex code #008ca1 is a cool cyan with a slightly muted, green-leaning undertone and medium-dark value. Its refreshing character suits technology, communication, aerospace, and children’s products as a supporting brand color or interface accent. Black text has about 5.3:1 contrast on this shade, meeting WCAG AA requirements for body text.
Questions about #008ca1
What is #008ca1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #008ca1 is rgb(0, 140, 161), in HSL hsl(188, 100%, 32%) and in CMYK 100%, 13%, 0%, 37%.
What colors pair well with #008ca1?
Where can #008ca1 be used effectively?
#008ca1 works well as a cool interface accent, button color, or supporting brand shade in technology, communication, aerospace, and children's products; its medium-dark value gives layouts clear color presence without the intensity of brighter cyan.
Is #008ca1 readable on white or black?
#008ca1 has a 3.98:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.26:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.