Recognised as Colour
#01A0BD
- #01A0BD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#01A0BD is a cyan with RGB values 1, 160, 189 and HSL 189°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#01A0BD#01A0BD
HEX#01A0BD
RGBrgb(1, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages0.4%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(189.3, 98.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 99.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK99.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer106,685
CSS custom property--colour: #01A0BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FE5F42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD1E01
Analogous#01BD7C, #0142BD
Triadic#BD01A0, #A0BD01
Split complementary#BD0142, #BD7C01
Tetradic#7C01BD, #BD1E01, #42BD01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G160
B189
Red1 (0.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue189.26°
Saturation (HSL)98.95%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G A0 · B BD
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