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Recognised as Colour

#00AFC1

  • #00AFC1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00AFC1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 175, 193 and HSL 186°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00AFC1#00AFC1
HEX#00AFC1
RGBrgb(0, 175, 193)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6863, 0.7569
RGB percentages0%, 68.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(185.6, 100%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 100%, 75.7%)
CMYK100%, 9.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer44,993
CSS custom property--colour: #00AFC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#FF503E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8898C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Teal · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C11200
Analogous#00C173, #004EC1
Triadic#C100AF, #AFC100
Split complementary#C1004E, #C17200
Tetradic#7300C1, #C11200, #4FC100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EF4FF
Lighter +30%#5BF0FF
Lighter +20%#28EBFF
Lighter +10%#00DDF4
Darker −10%#00818E
Darker −20%#00535B
Darker −30%#002428
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AFC1
Less saturated −25%#189BA9

Channel breakdown

R0
G175
B193
Red0 (0%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue185.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G AF · B C1

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