Recognised as Colour
#00B079
- #00B079
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#00B079 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 176, 121 and HSL 161°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#00B079#00B079
HEX#00B079
RGBrgb(0, 176, 121)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6902, 0.4745
RGB percentages0%, 69%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(161.3, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.3, 100%, 69%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 31.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer45,177
CSS custom property--colour: #00B079;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#FF4F86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B00037
Analogous#00B021, #008FB0
Triadic#7900B0, #B07900
Split complementary#B0008F, #B02100
Tetradic#2100B0, #B00037, #8FB000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G176
B121
Red0 (0%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue161.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G B0 · B 79
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