Colour

#0097AA

#0097AA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark cyan

#0097AA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 151, 170 and HSL 187°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0097AA#0097AA

HEX#0097AA

RGBrgb(0, 151, 170)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.6667

RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(186.7, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK100%, 11.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer38,826

CSS custom property--colour: #0097AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#FF6855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8791ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#7483AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3 Teal · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AA1300

Analogous#00AA68, #0042AA

Triadic#AA0097, #97AA00

Split complementary#AA0042, #AA6800

Tetradic#6800AA, #AA1300, #42AA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#77F0FF

Lighter +30%#44EAFF

Lighter +20%#11E4FF

Lighter +10%#00C4DD

Darker −10%#006A77

Darker −20%#003C44

Darker −30%#000F11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0097AA

Less saturated −25%#158695

Channel breakdown

G151

B170

Red0 (0%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue186.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B AA

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