Colour

#00A4C0

#00A4C0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#00A4C0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 164, 192 and HSL 189°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#00A4C0#00A4C0

HEX#00A4C0

RGBrgb(0, 164, 192)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6431, 0.7529

RGB percentages0%, 64.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(188.7, 100%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 100%, 75.3%)

CMYK100%, 14.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer42,176

CSS custom property--colour: #00A4C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#FF5B3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#919EC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 19 Sky blue · ΔE 20.5 Teal · ΔE 21.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C01C00

Analogous#00C07C, #0044C0

Triadic#C000A4, #A4C000

Split complementary#C00044, #C07C00

Tetradic#7C00C0, #C01C00, #44C000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8DEEFF

Lighter +30%#5AE7FF

Lighter +20%#27DFFF

Lighter +10%#00D0F3

Darker −10%#00788D

Darker −20%#004D5A

Darker −30%#002127

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A4C0

Less saturated −25%#1893A8

Channel breakdown

G164

B192

Red0 (0%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue188.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G A4 · B C0

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Colour values

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