Recognised as Colour
#00C2EF
- #00C2EF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep skyblue
#00C2EF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 194, 239 and HSL 191°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.
Colour values
#00C2EF#00C2EF
HEX#00C2EF
RGBrgb(0, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(191.3, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer49,903
CSS custom property--colour: #00C2EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#FF3D10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF2D00
Analogous#00EFA4, #004BEF
Triadic#EF00C2, #C2EF00
Split complementary#EF004B, #EFA400
Tetradic#A400EF, #EF2D00, #4BEF00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G194
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue191.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G C2 · B EF
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