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Colour

#00979C

  • #00979C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00979C is a cyan with RGB values 0, 151, 156 and HSL 182°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#00979C#00979C
HEX#00979C
RGBrgb(0, 151, 156)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.6118
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(181.9, 100%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 100%, 61.2%)
CMYK100%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,812
CSS custom property--colour: #00979C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FF6863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#79829Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#009D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.4Teal · ΔE 9.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C0500
Analogous#009C53, #00499C
Triadic#9C0097, #979C00
Split complementary#9C0049, #9C5300
Tetradic#53009C, #9C0500, #499C00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#69FAFF
Lighter +30%#36F9FF
Lighter +20%#03F7FF
Lighter +10%#00C8CF
Darker −10%#006669
Darker −20%#003436
Darker −30%#000303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00979C
Less saturated −25%#148589

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B156
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue181.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B 9C

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