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Colour

#009CA0

  • #009CA0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009CA0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 160 and HSL 182°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009CA0#009CA0
HEX#009CA0
RGBrgb(0, 156, 160)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.6275
RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(181.5, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK100%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,096
CSS custom property--colour: #009CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#FF635F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9094A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D86A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A29Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 6.9Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8Teal · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A00400
Analogous#00A054, #004CA0
Triadic#A0009C, #9CA000
Split complementary#A0004C, #A05400
Tetradic#5400A0, #A00400, #4CA000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6DFBFF
Lighter +30%#3AFAFF
Lighter +20%#07F9FF
Lighter +10%#00CED3
Darker −10%#006A6D
Darker −20%#00393A
Darker −30%#000707
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009CA0
Less saturated −25%#14898C

Channel breakdown

R0
G156
B160
Red0 (0%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue181.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B A0

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