Recognised as Colour

#01BBD2

#01BBD2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#01BBD2 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 187, 210 and HSL 187°, 99%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#01BBD2

RGBrgb(1, 187, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.7333, 0.8235

RGB percentages0.4%, 73.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(186.6, 99.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 99.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK99.5%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer113,618

CSS custom property--colour: #01BBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#FE442D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8B4D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Sky blue · ΔE 18.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D21801

Analogous#01D280, #0153D2

Triadic#D201BB, #BBD201

Split complementary#D20153, #D28001

Tetradic#8001D2, #D21801, #53D201

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0F4FF

Lighter +30%#6EEEFE

Lighter +20%#3BE9FE

Lighter +10%#08E3FE

Darker −10%#018E9F

Darker −20%#01616C

Darker −30%#00333A

Darker −40%#000607

More saturated +25%#00BCD3

Less saturated −25%#1BA6B8

Channel breakdown

G187

B210

Red1 (0.4%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue186.6°

Saturation (HSL)99.05%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G BB · B D2

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