Colour
#00ACC8
- #00ACC8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#00ACC8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 172, 200 and HSL 188°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#00ACC8#00ACC8
HEX#00ACC8
RGBrgb(0, 172, 200)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6745, 0.7843
RGB percentages0%, 67.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(188.4, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK100%, 14%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer44,232
CSS custom property--colour: #00ACC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#FF5337
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C81C00
Analogous#00C880, #0048C8
Triadic#C800AC, #ACC800
Split complementary#C80048, #C88000
Tetradic#8000C8, #C81C00, #48C800
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G172
B200
Red0 (0%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue188.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G AC · B C8
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