Colour
#00A6AA
- #00A6AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#00A6AA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 166, 170 and HSL 181°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#00A6AA#00A6AA
HEX#00A6AA
RGBrgb(0, 166, 170)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.651, 0.6667
RGB percentages0%, 65.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(181.4, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.4, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK100%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,666
CSS custom property--colour: #00A6AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FF5955
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA0400
Analogous#00AA59, #0051AA
Triadic#AA00A6, #A6AA00
Split complementary#AA0051, #AA5900
Tetradic#5900AA, #AA0400, #51AA00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G166
B170
Red0 (0%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue181.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A6 · B AA
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