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Colour

#009EA0

  • #009EA0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009EA0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 158, 160 and HSL 181°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009EA0#009EA0
HEX#009EA0
RGBrgb(0, 158, 160)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6196, 0.6275
RGB percentages0%, 62%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(180.8, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK100%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,608
CSS custom property--colour: #009EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FF615F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9296A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8088A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.4Light seagreen · ΔE 9.4Teal · ΔE 11.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A00200
Analogous#00A052, #004EA0
Triadic#A0009E, #9EA000
Split complementary#A0004E, #A05200
Tetradic#5200A0, #A00200, #4EA000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6DFDFF
Lighter +30%#3AFDFF
Lighter +20%#07FCFF
Lighter +10%#00D0D3
Darker −10%#006C6D
Darker −20%#00393A
Darker −30%#000707
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009EA0
Less saturated −25%#148A8C

Channel breakdown

R0
G158
B160
Red0 (0%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue180.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9E · B A0

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