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Colour

#00A48A

  • #00A48A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#00A48A is a cyan with RGB values 0, 164, 138 and HSL 170°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#00A48A#00A48A
HEX#00A48A
RGBrgb(0, 164, 138)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6431, 0.5412
RGB percentages0%, 64.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(170.5, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 15.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,122
CSS custom property--colour: #00A48A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FF5B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A69Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8Sea green · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9Teal · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4001A
Analogous#00A438, #006CA4
Triadic#8A00A4, #A48A00
Split complementary#A4006C, #A43800
Tetradic#3800A4, #A4001A, #6CA400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71FFE8
Lighter +30%#3EFFE0
Lighter +20%#0BFFD8
Lighter +10%#00D7B5
Darker −10%#00715F
Darker −20%#003E34
Darker −30%#000B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A48A
Less saturated −25%#14907C

Channel breakdown

R0
G164
B138
Red0 (0%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue170.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A4 · B 8A

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