Recognised as Colour
#00987F
- #00987F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#00987F is a cyan with RGB values 0, 152, 127 and HSL 170°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#00987F#00987F
HEX#00987F
RGBrgb(0, 152, 127)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5961, 0.498
RGB percentages0%, 59.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(170.1, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 16.4%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,039
CSS custom property--colour: #00987F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF6780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#980019
Analogous#009833, #006598
Triadic#7F0098, #987F00
Split complementary#980065, #983300
Tetradic#330098, #980019, #659800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G152
B127
Red0 (0%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue170.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 98 · B 7F
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