Colour
#00A2B3
- #00A2B3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#00A2B3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 162, 179 and HSL 186°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#00A2B3#00A2B3
HEX#00A2B3
RGBrgb(0, 162, 179)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6353, 0.702
RGB percentages0%, 63.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(185.7, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK100%, 9.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,651
CSS custom property--colour: #00A2B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FF5D4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B31100
Analogous#00B36A, #0049B3
Triadic#B300A2, #A2B300
Split complementary#B30049, #B36A00
Tetradic#6A00B3, #B31100, #49B300
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G162
B179
Red0 (0%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue185.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A2 · B B3
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