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Recognised as Colour

#00A2AA

  • #00A2AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00A2AA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 162, 170 and HSL 183°, 100%, 33%. 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

#00A2AA#00A2AA
HEX#00A2AA
RGBrgb(0, 162, 170)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6353, 0.6667
RGB percentages0%, 63.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(182.8, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK100%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,642
CSS custom property--colour: #00A2AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FF5D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#818CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Teal · ΔE 13.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA0800
Analogous#00AA5D, #004DAA
Triadic#AA00A2, #A2AA00
Split complementary#AA004D, #AA5D00
Tetradic#5D00AA, #AA0800, #4DAA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77F9FF
Lighter +30%#44F6FF
Lighter +20%#11F4FF
Lighter +10%#00D3DD
Darker −10%#007177
Darker −20%#004144
Darker −30%#001011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A2AA
Less saturated −25%#158F95

Channel breakdown

R0
G162
B170
Red0 (0%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue182.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A2 · B AA

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