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Recognised as Colour

#00C3CA

  • #00C3CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00C3CA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 195, 202 and HSL 182°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00C3CA#00C3CA
HEX#00C3CA
RGBrgb(0, 195, 202)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7647, 0.7922
RGB percentages0%, 76.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(182.1, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK100%, 3.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer50,122
CSS custom property--colour: #00C3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#FF3C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B9CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 10.6Turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21.5Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA0700
Analogous#00CA6C, #005ECA
Triadic#CA00C3, #C3CA00
Split complementary#CA005E, #CA6C00
Tetradic#6C00CA, #CA0700, #5ECA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97FBFF
Lighter +30%#64FAFF
Lighter +20%#31F8FF
Lighter +10%#00F4FD
Darker −10%#009297
Darker −20%#006164
Darker −30%#002F31
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C3CA
Less saturated −25%#19ABB1

Channel breakdown

R0
G195
B202
Red0 (0%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue182.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G C3 · B CA

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