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Recognised as Colour

#009CA2

  • #009CA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009CA2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 162 and HSL 182°, 100%, 32%. 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

#009CA2#009CA2
HEX#009CA2
RGBrgb(0, 156, 162)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.6353
RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(182.2, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.2, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK100%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,098
CSS custom property--colour: #009CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#FF635D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F94A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D87A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A29Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.4Teal · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A20600
Analogous#00A257, #004BA2
Triadic#A2009C, #9CA200
Split complementary#A2004B, #A25700
Tetradic#5700A2, #A20600, #4BA200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6FFAFF
Lighter +30%#3CF8FF
Lighter +20%#09F6FF
Lighter +10%#00CDD5
Darker −10%#006B6F
Darker −20%#003A3C
Darker −30%#000909
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009CA2
Less saturated −25%#14898E

Channel breakdown

R0
G156
B162
Red0 (0%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue182.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B A2

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