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Colour

#00A0B4

  • #00A0B4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00A0B4 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 180 and HSL 187°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#00A0B4#00A0B4
HEX#00A0B4
RGBrgb(0, 160, 180)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.7059
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(186.7, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK100%, 11.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,140
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FF5F4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15Teal · ΔE 16.9Light seagreen · ΔE 18Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B41400
Analogous#00B46E, #0046B4
Triadic#B400A0, #A0B400
Split complementary#B40046, #B46E00
Tetradic#6E00B4, #B41400, #46B400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81F1FF
Lighter +30%#4EEBFF
Lighter +20%#1BE6FF
Lighter +10%#00CDE7
Darker −10%#007381
Darker −20%#00454E
Darker −30%#00181B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A0B4
Less saturated −25%#178F9E

Channel breakdown

R0
G160
B180
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B B4

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