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Colour

#00BFC2

  • #00BFC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00BFC2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 191, 194 and HSL 181°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00BFC2#00BFC2
HEX#00BFC2
RGBrgb(0, 191, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.749, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 74.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(180.9, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 1.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer49,090
CSS custom property--colour: #00BFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#FF403D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B5C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA5C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.5Light seagreen · ΔE 7.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 8Turquoise · ΔE 15.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C20300
Analogous#00C264, #005EC2
Triadic#C200BF, #BFC200
Split complementary#C2005E, #C26400
Tetradic#6400C2, #C20300, #5EC200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FFDFF
Lighter +30%#5CFCFF
Lighter +20%#29FCFF
Lighter +10%#00F1F5
Darker −10%#008D8F
Darker −20%#005B5C
Darker −30%#002829
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BFC2
Less saturated −25%#18A8AA

Channel breakdown

R0
G191
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue180.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G BF · B C2

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