Colour
#00A0B8
- #00A0B8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00A0B8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 184 and HSL 188°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00A0B8#00A0B8
HEX#00A0B8
RGBrgb(0, 160, 184)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.7216
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(187.8, 100%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 100%, 72.2%)
CMYK100%, 13%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,144
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FF5F47
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B81800
Analogous#00B874, #0044B8
Triadic#B800A0, #A0B800
Split complementary#B80044, #B87400
Tetradic#7400B8, #B81800, #44B800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G160
B184
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B B8
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