Colour
#00A2C2
- #00A2C2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00A2C2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 162, 194 and HSL 190°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00A2C2#00A2C2
HEX#00A2C2
RGBrgb(0, 162, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6353, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 63.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(189.9, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 16.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,666
CSS custom property--colour: #00A2C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FF5D3D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C22000
Analogous#00C281, #0041C2
Triadic#C200A2, #A2C200
Split complementary#C20041, #C28100
Tetradic#8100C2, #C22000, #41C200
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G162
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue189.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A2 · B C2
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