Recognised as Colour
#00A9C3
- #00A9C3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00A9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 169, 195 and HSL 188°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00A9C3#00A9C3
HEX#00A9C3
RGBrgb(0, 169, 195)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6627, 0.7647
RGB percentages0%, 66.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(188, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK100%, 13.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer43,459
CSS custom property--colour: #00A9C3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#FF563C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C31A00
Analogous#00C37B, #0048C3
Triadic#C300A9, #A9C300
Split complementary#C30047, #C37B00
Tetradic#7C00C3, #C31A00, #48C300
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G169
B195
Red0 (0%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G A9 · B C3
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