Colour

#00BBD1

#00BBD1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00BBD1 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 187, 209 and HSL 186°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00BBD1#00BBD1

HEX#00BBD1

RGBrgb(0, 187, 209)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.7333, 0.8196

RGB percentages0%, 73.3%, 82%

HSLhsl(186.3, 100%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 100%, 82%)

CMYK100%, 10.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer48,081

CSS custom property--colour: #00BBD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#FF442E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8B4D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A3D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5 Sky blue · ΔE 19 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D11600

Analogous#00D17E, #0053D1

Triadic#D100BB, #BBD100

Split complementary#D10053, #D17E00

Tetradic#7E00D1, #D11600, #53D100

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9EF5FF

Lighter +30%#6BEFFF

Lighter +20%#38EAFF

Lighter +10%#05E5FF

Darker −10%#008D9E

Darker −20%#00606B

Darker −30%#003238

Darker −40%#000405

More saturated +25%#00BBD1

Less saturated −25%#1AA6B7

Channel breakdown

G187

B209

Red0 (0%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue186.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G BB · B D1

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