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Recognised as Colour

#00A157

  • #00A157
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#00A157 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 161, 87 and HSL 152°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#00A157#00A157
HEX#00A157
RGBrgb(0, 161, 87)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6314, 0.3412
RGB percentages0%, 63.1%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(152.4, 100%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.4, 100%, 63.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 46%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,303
CSS custom property--colour: #00A157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FF5EA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19351no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#91875Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 9.6Sea green · ΔE 17.1Forest green · ΔE 18.3Green · ΔE 24.4Dark green · ΔE 27.4Light green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1004A
Analogous#00A106, #009BA1
Triadic#5700A1, #A15700
Split complementary#A1009B, #A10700
Tetradic#0600A1, #A1004A, #9BA100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EFFBC
Lighter +30%#3BFFA5
Lighter +20%#08FF8D
Lighter +10%#00D473
Darker −10%#006E3B
Darker −20%#003B20
Darker −30%#000804
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A157
Less saturated −25%#148D55

Channel breakdown

R0
G161
B87
Red0 (0%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue152.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A1 · B 57

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