Recognised as Colour
#00A09C
- #00A09C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#00A09C is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 156 and HSL 179°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#00A09C#00A09C
HEX#00A09C
RGBrgb(0, 160, 156)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.6118
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(178.5, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,116
CSS custom property--colour: #00A09C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF5F63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A00004
Analogous#00A04C, #0054A0
Triadic#9C00A0, #A09C00
Split complementary#A00054, #A04C00
Tetradic#4C00A0, #A00004, #54A000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G160
B156
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue178.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B 9C
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