Recognised as Colour
#00C79E
- #00C79E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#00C79E is a cyan with RGB values 0, 199, 158 and HSL 168°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#00C79E#00C79E
HEX#00C79E
RGBrgb(0, 199, 158)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7804, 0.6196
RGB percentages0%, 78%, 62%
HSLhsl(167.6, 100%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 100%, 78%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 20.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer51,102
CSS custom property--colour: #00C79E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 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#FF3861
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C70029
Analogous#00C73B, #008CC7
Triadic#9E00C7, #C79E00
Split complementary#C7008C, #C73B00
Tetradic#3B00C7, #C70029, #8CC700
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G199
B158
Red0 (0%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue167.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G C7 · B 9E
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