Colour

#0099C4

#0099C4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0099C4 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 153, 196 and HSL 193°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0099C4#0099C4

HEX#0099C4

RGBrgb(0, 153, 196)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6, 0.7686

RGB percentages0%, 60%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(193.2, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK100%, 21.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer39,364

CSS custom property--colour: #0099C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#FF663B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8296C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B87C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5 Sky blue · ΔE 23.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C42B00

Analogous#00C48D, #0037C4

Triadic#C40099, #99C400

Split complementary#C40037, #C48D00

Tetradic#8D00C4, #C42B00, #37C400

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91E7FF

Lighter +30%#5EDCFF

Lighter +20%#2BD0FF

Lighter +10%#00C1F7

Darker −10%#007191

Darker −20%#00495E

Darker −30%#00222B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0099C4

Less saturated −25%#188BAC

Channel breakdown

G153

B196

Red0 (0%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue193.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 99 · B C4

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