Colour
#00A6B9
- #00A6B9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#00A6B9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 166, 185 and HSL 186°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#00A6B9#00A6B9
HEX#00A6B9
RGBrgb(0, 166, 185)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.651, 0.7255
RGB percentages0%, 65.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(186.2, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK100%, 10.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,681
CSS custom property--colour: #00A6B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#FF5946
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B91300
Analogous#00B970, #0049B9
Triadic#B900A6, #A6B900
Split complementary#B90049, #B97000
Tetradic#7000B9, #B91300, #49B900
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G166
B185
Red0 (0%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue186.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A6 · B B9
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