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Colour

#00CAC2

  • #00CAC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#00CAC2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 202, 194 and HSL 178°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#00CAC2#00CAC2
HEX#00CAC2
RGBrgb(0, 202, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7922, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 79.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(177.6, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer51,906
CSS custom property--colour: #00CAC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#FF353D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBEC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.5Turquoise · ΔE 8.7Light seagreen · ΔE 9.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9Aqua · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA0008
Analogous#00CA5D, #006DCA
Triadic#C200CA, #CAC200
Split complementary#CA006D, #CA5D00
Tetradic#5D00CA, #CA0008, #6DCA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97FFFB
Lighter +30%#64FFF9
Lighter +20%#31FFF7
Lighter +10%#00FDF3
Darker −10%#009791
Darker −20%#006460
Darker −30%#00312F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00CAC2
Less saturated −25%#19B1AB

Channel breakdown

R0
G202
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue177.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G CA · B C2

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