Recognised as Colour
#00BD97
- #00BD97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#00BD97 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 189, 151 and HSL 168°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#00BD97#00BD97
HEX#00BD97
RGBrgb(0, 189, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7412, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 74.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(167.9, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.9, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer48,535
CSS custom property--colour: #00BD97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#FF4268
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD0026
Analogous#00BD39, #0084BD
Triadic#9700BD, #BD9700
Split complementary#BD0084, #BD3900
Tetradic#3900BD, #BD0026, #84BD00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G189
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue167.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G BD · B 97
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