Colour
#00A0C1
- #00A0C1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00A0C1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 160, 193 and HSL 190°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00A0C1#00A0C1
HEX#00A0C1
RGBrgb(0, 160, 193)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6275, 0.7569
RGB percentages0%, 62.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(190.3, 100%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 100%, 75.7%)
CMYK100%, 17.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,153
CSS custom property--colour: #00A0C1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FF5F3E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C12100
Analogous#00C182, #003FC1
Triadic#C100A0, #A0C100
Split complementary#C1003F, #C18200
Tetradic#8200C1, #C12100, #40C100
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G160
B193
Red0 (0%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue190.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A0 · B C1
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