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Colour

#00C4CA

  • #00C4CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00C4CA is a cyan with RGB values 0, 196, 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

#00C4CA#00C4CA
HEX#00C4CA
RGBrgb(0, 196, 202)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7686, 0.7922
RGB percentages0%, 76.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(181.8, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.8, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK100%, 3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer50,378
CSS custom property--colour: #00C4CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#FF3B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCC5no 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 text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Turquoise · ΔE 15.4Aqua · ΔE 21.7Cyan · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.18, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA0600
Analogous#00CA6B, #005FCA
Triadic#CA00C4, #C4CA00
Split complementary#CA005F, #CA6B00
Tetradic#6B00CA, #CA0600, #5FCA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97FCFF
Lighter +30%#64FAFF
Lighter +20%#31F9FF
Lighter +10%#00F5FD
Darker −10%#009397
Darker −20%#006164
Darker −30%#003031
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C4CA
Less saturated −25%#19ACB1

Channel breakdown

R0
G196
B202
Red0 (0%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue181.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G C4 · B CA

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