Recognised as Colour

#00A5C0

#00A5C0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#00A5C0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 165, 192 and HSL 188°, 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

#00A5C0#00A5C0

HEX#00A5C0

RGBrgb(0, 165, 192)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6471, 0.7529

RGB percentages0%, 64.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(188.4, 100%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 100%, 75.3%)

CMYK100%, 14.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer42,432

CSS custom property--colour: #00A5C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#FF5A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#929FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D90C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFADno 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 text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Sky blue · ΔE 20.4 Teal · ΔE 21.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C01B00

Analogous#00C07B, #0045C0

Triadic#C000A5, #A5C000

Split complementary#C00045, #C07B00

Tetradic#7B00C0, #C01B00, #45C000

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8DEFFF

Lighter +30%#5AE8FF

Lighter +20%#27E1FF

Lighter +10%#00D1F3

Darker −10%#00798D

Darker −20%#004D5A

Darker −30%#002227

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A5C0

Less saturated −25%#1894A8

Channel breakdown

G165

B192

Red0 (0%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue188.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G A5 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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