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Recognised as Colour

#00A0A5

  • #00A0A5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00A0A5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 165 and HSL 182°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#00A0A5#00A0A5
HEX#00A0A5
RGBrgb(0, 160, 165)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.6471
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(181.8, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.8, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK100%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,125
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF5F5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9398A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#808AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A1no 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 text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 8.5Light seagreen · ΔE 10.1Teal · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A50500
Analogous#00A557, #004EA5
Triadic#A500A0, #A0A500
Split complementary#A5004E, #A55700
Tetradic#5700A5, #A50500, #4EA500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#72FBFF
Lighter +30%#3FF9FF
Lighter +20%#0CF8FF
Lighter +10%#00D1D8
Darker −10%#006F72
Darker −20%#003D3F
Darker −30%#000C0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A0A5
Less saturated −25%#158D90

Channel breakdown

R0
G160
B165
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue181.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B A5

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