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Colour

#00A3AC

  • #00A3AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#00A3AC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 163, 172 and HSL 183°, 100%, 34%. 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

#00A3AC#00A3AC
HEX#00A3AC
RGBrgb(0, 163, 172)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6392, 0.6745
RGB percentages0%, 63.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(183.1, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK100%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer41,900
CSS custom property--colour: #00A3AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FF5C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#818DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.5Light seagreen · ΔE 11.4Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Teal · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC0900
Analogous#00AC5F, #004DAC
Triadic#AC00A3, #A3AC00
Split complementary#AC004D, #AC5F00
Tetradic#5F00AC, #AC0900, #4DAC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79F8FF
Lighter +30%#46F5FF
Lighter +20%#13F3FF
Lighter +10%#00D3DF
Darker −10%#007379
Darker −20%#004246
Darker −30%#001213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A3AC
Less saturated −25%#169097

Channel breakdown

R0
G163
B172
Red0 (0%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue183.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A3 · B AC

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