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Colour

#00AAD0

  • #00AAD0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#00AAD0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 170, 208 and HSL 191°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#00AAD0#00AAD0
HEX#00AAD0
RGBrgb(0, 170, 208)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6667, 0.8157
RGB percentages0%, 66.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(191, 100%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 100%, 81.6%)
CMYK100%, 18.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer43,728
CSS custom property--colour: #00AAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#FF552F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A5D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C95D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Cadetblue · ΔE 22.6Dark cyan · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D02600
Analogous#00D08E, #0042D0
Triadic#D000AA, #AAD000
Split complementary#D00042, #D08E00
Tetradic#8E00D0, #D02600, #42D000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DEDFF
Lighter +30%#6AE4FF
Lighter +20%#37DAFF
Lighter +10%#04D1FF
Darker −10%#00809D
Darker −20%#00576A
Darker −30%#002D37
Darker −40%#000304
More saturated +25%#00AAD0
Less saturated −25%#1A9AB6

Channel breakdown

R0
G170
B208
Red0 (0%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue190.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G AA · B D0

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