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Colour

#00A6A1

  • #00A6A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#00A6A1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 166, 161 and HSL 178°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#00A6A1#00A6A1
HEX#00A6A1
RGBrgb(0, 166, 161)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.651, 0.6314
RGB percentages0%, 65.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(178.2, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,657
CSS custom property--colour: #00A6A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FF595E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#888FA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.6Dark cyan · ΔE 11Teal · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.61, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A60005
Analogous#00A64E, #0058A6
Triadic#A100A6, #A6A100
Split complementary#A60058, #A64E00
Tetradic#4E00A6, #A60005, #58A600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#73FFFB
Lighter +30%#40FFF9
Lighter +20%#0DFFF8
Lighter +10%#00D9D2
Darker −10%#007370
Darker −20%#00403E
Darker −30%#000D0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A6A1
Less saturated −25%#15918D

Channel breakdown

R0
G166
B161
Red0 (0%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue178.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A6 · B A1

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