Colour
#00A5B7
- #00A5B7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#00A5B7 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 165, 183 and HSL 186°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#00A5B7#00A5B7
HEX#00A5B7
RGBrgb(0, 165, 183)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6471, 0.7176
RGB percentages0%, 64.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(185.9, 100%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 100%, 71.8%)
CMYK100%, 9.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,423
CSS custom property--colour: #00A5B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 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#FF5A48
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B71200
Analogous#00B76E, #0049B7
Triadic#B700A5, #A5B700
Split complementary#B70049, #B76E00
Tetradic#6E00B7, #B71200, #49B700
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G165
B183
Red0 (0%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue185.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A5 · B B7
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