Recognised as Colour
#00A6C5
- #00A6C5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00A6C5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 166, 197 and HSL 189°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00A6C5#00A6C5
HEX#00A6C5
RGBrgb(0, 166, 197)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.651, 0.7725
RGB percentages0%, 65.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(189.4, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK100%, 15.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,693
CSS custom property--colour: #00A6C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#FF593A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C51F00
Analogous#00C581, #0044C5
Triadic#C500A6, #A6C500
Split complementary#C50044, #C58100
Tetradic#8100C5, #C51F00, #44C500
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G166
B197
Red0 (0%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue189.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A6 · B C5
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