Recognised as Colour

#01A6C2

#01A6C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#01A6C2 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 166, 194 and HSL 189°, 99%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#01A6C2#01A6C2

HEX#01A6C2

RGBrgb(1, 166, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.651, 0.7608

RGB percentages0.4%, 65.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(188.7, 99%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 99.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK99.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer108,226

CSS custom property--colour: #01A6C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#FE593D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D91C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3 Sky blue · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 21.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C21D01

Analogous#01C27D, #0146C2

Triadic#C201A6, #A6C201

Split complementary#C20146, #C27D01

Tetradic#7D01C2, #C21D01, #46C201

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#91EEFE

Lighter +30%#5EE7FE

Lighter +20%#2BDFFE

Lighter +10%#01D1F5

Darker −10%#017B8F

Darker −20%#004F5D

Darker −30%#00242A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A7C3

Less saturated −25%#1995AA

Channel breakdown

G166

B194

Red1 (0.4%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue188.7°

Saturation (HSL)98.97%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G A6 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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