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Recognised as Colour

#00A0A6

  • #00A0A6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00A0A6 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 166 and HSL 182°, 100%, 33%. 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

#00A0A6#00A0A6
HEX#00A0A6
RGBrgb(0, 160, 166)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.651
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(182.2, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.2, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK100%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,126
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF5F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9398A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#808AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A2no 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 text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 8.7Light seagreen · ΔE 10.6Teal · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A60600
Analogous#00A659, #004DA6
Triadic#A600A0, #A0A600
Split complementary#A6004D, #A65900
Tetradic#5900A6, #A60600, #4DA600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#73FAFF
Lighter +30%#40F8FF
Lighter +20%#0DF6FF
Lighter +10%#00D1D9
Darker −10%#006F73
Darker −20%#003E40
Darker −30%#000D0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A0A6
Less saturated −25%#158D91

Channel breakdown

R0
G160
B166
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue182.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B A6

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