Colour

#00B9CC

#00B9CC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00B9CC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 185, 204 and HSL 186°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00B9CC#00B9CC

HEX#00B9CC

RGBrgb(0, 185, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.7255, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 72.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(185.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 9.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer47,564

CSS custom property--colour: #00B9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#FF4633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7B1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A1CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 19.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC1300

Analogous#00CC79, #0053CC

Triadic#CC00B9, #B9CC00

Split complementary#CC0053, #CC7900

Tetradic#7900CC, #CC1300, #53CC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99F5FF

Lighter +30%#66F1FF

Lighter +20%#33ECFF

Lighter +10%#00E7FF

Darker −10%#008B99

Darker −20%#005C66

Darker −30%#002E33

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00B9CC

Less saturated −25%#19A4B3

Channel breakdown

G185

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue185.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G B9 · B CC

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