Recognised as Colour
#00A162
- #00A162
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#00A162 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 161, 98 and HSL 157°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#00A162#00A162
HEX#00A162
RGBrgb(0, 161, 98)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6314, 0.3843
RGB percentages0%, 63.1%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(156.5, 100%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 100%, 63.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 39.1%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,314
CSS custom property--colour: #00A162;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#FF5E9D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1003F
Analogous#00A111, #0090A1
Triadic#6200A1, #A16200
Split complementary#A10090, #A11100
Tetradic#1100A1, #A1003F, #90A100
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G161
B98
Red0 (0%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue156.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A1 · B 62
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