Recognised as Colour
#00AE7F
- #00AE7F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#00AE7F is a cyan with RGB values 0, 174, 127 and HSL 164°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#00AE7F#00AE7F
HEX#00AE7F
RGBrgb(0, 174, 127)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6824, 0.498
RGB percentages0%, 68.2%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(163.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 27%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer44,671
CSS custom property--colour: #00AE7F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#FF5180
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE002F
Analogous#00AE28, #0086AE
Triadic#7F00AE, #AE7F00
Split complementary#AE0086, #AE2800
Tetradic#2800AE, #AE002F, #86AE00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G174
B127
Red0 (0%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue163.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G AE · B 7F
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