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Recognised as Colour

#00CAE0

  • #00CAE0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#00CAE0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 202, 224 and HSL 186°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#00CAE0#00CAE0
HEX#00CAE0
RGBrgb(0, 202, 224)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7922, 0.8784
RGB percentages0%, 79.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(185.9, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK100%, 9.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer51,936
CSS custom property--colour: #00CAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#FF351F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 19Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Turquoise · ΔE 22.4Aqua · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E01600
Analogous#00E086, #005AE0
Triadic#E000CA, #CAE000
Split complementary#E0005A, #E08600
Tetradic#8600E0, #E01600, #5AE000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADF7FF
Lighter +30%#7AF2FF
Lighter +20%#47EDFF
Lighter +10%#14E8FF
Darker −10%#009CAD
Darker −20%#006E7A
Darker −30%#004047
Darker −40%#001214
More saturated +25%#00CAE0
Less saturated −25%#1CB4C4

Channel breakdown

R0
G202
B224
Red0 (0%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue185.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G CA · B E0

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