Colour

#01BA9F

#01BA9F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#01BA9F is a cyan with RGB values 1, 186, 159 and HSL 171°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#01BA9F#01BA9F

HEX#01BA9F

RGBrgb(1, 186, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.7294, 0.6235

RGB percentages0.4%, 72.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(171.2, 98.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 99.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK99.5%, 0%, 14.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer113,311

CSS custom property--colour: #01BA9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#FE4560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2AD9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BDB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.3 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA011C

Analogous#01BA42, #0179BA

Triadic#9F01BA, #BA9F01

Split complementary#BA0178, #BA4201

Tetradic#4301BA, #BA011C, #79BA01

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#89FEED

Lighter +30%#56FEE6

Lighter +20%#23FEDE

Lighter +10%#01EDCA

Darker −10%#018774

Darker −20%#005548

Darker −30%#00221D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00BBA0

Less saturated −25%#18A38E

Channel breakdown

G186

B159

Red1 (0.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue171.24°

Saturation (HSL)98.93%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 01 · G BA · B 9F

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