Colour

#00ACCB

#00ACCB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#00ACCB is a cyan with RGB values 0, 172, 203 and HSL 189°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#00ACCB#00ACCB

HEX#00ACCB

RGBrgb(0, 172, 203)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6745, 0.7961

RGB percentages0%, 67.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(189.2, 100%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 100%, 79.6%)

CMYK100%, 15.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer44,235

CSS custom property--colour: #00ACCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#FF5334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8196CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

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 text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB1F00

Analogous#00CB84, #0047CB

Triadic#CB00AC, #ACCB00

Split complementary#CB0047, #CB8400

Tetradic#8400CB, #CB1F00, #47CB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98EFFF

Lighter +30%#65E7FF

Lighter +20%#32E0FF

Lighter +10%#00D7FE

Darker −10%#008198

Darker −20%#005665

Darker −30%#002A32

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00ACCB

Less saturated −25%#199AB2

Channel breakdown

G172

B203

Red0 (0%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue189.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G AC · B CB

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