Recognised as Colour
#00DFA9
- #00DFA9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#00DFA9 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 223, 169 and HSL 165°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#00DFA9#00DFA9
HEX#00DFA9
RGBrgb(0, 223, 169)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.8745, 0.6627
RGB percentages0%, 87.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(165.5, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 24.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer57,257
CSS custom property--colour: #00DFA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#FF2056
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DF0036
Analogous#00DF39, #00A6DF
Triadic#A900DF, #DFA900
Split complementary#DF00A6, #DF3900
Tetradic#3900DF, #DF0036, #A6DF00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G223
B169
Red0 (0%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue165.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G DF · B A9
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