Colour

#00B6CA

#00B6CA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00B6CA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 182, 202 and HSL 186°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00B6CA#00B6CA

HEX#00B6CA

RGBrgb(0, 182, 202)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.7137, 0.7922

RGB percentages0%, 71.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(185.9, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK100%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer46,794

CSS custom property--colour: #00B6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#FF4935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4AFCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D9ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CA1400

Analogous#00CA79, #0051CA

Triadic#CA00B6, #B6CA00

Split complementary#CA0051, #CA7900

Tetradic#7900CA, #CA1400, #51CA00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97F5FF

Lighter +30%#64F0FF

Lighter +20%#31EBFF

Lighter +10%#00E4FD

Darker −10%#008897

Darker −20%#005A64

Darker −30%#002C31

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00B6CA

Less saturated −25%#19A2B1

Channel breakdown

G182

B202

Red0 (0%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue185.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G B6 · B CA

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