Recognised as Colour
#00A6AE
- #00A6AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#00A6AE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 166, 174 and HSL 183°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#00A6AE#00A6AE
HEX#00A6AE
RGBrgb(0, 166, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.651, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 65.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(182.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,670
CSS custom property--colour: #00A6AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 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#FF5951
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#AE0800
Analogous#00AE5F, #004FAE
Triadic#AE00A6, #A6AE00
Split complementary#AE004F, #AE5F00
Tetradic#5F00AE, #AE0800, #4FAE00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G166
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue182.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A6 · B AE
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