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Recognised as Colour

#0296AB

  • #0296AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0296AB is a cyan with RGB values 2, 150, 171 and HSL 187°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0296AB#0296AB
HEX#0296AB
RGBrgb(2, 150, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5882, 0.6706
RGB percentages0.8%, 58.8%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(187.5, 97.7%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 98.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK98.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer169,643
CSS custom property--colour: #0296AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FD6954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8690ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7382ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Teal · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 20.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB1702
Analogous#02AB6C, #0241AB
Triadic#AB0296, #96AB02
Split complementary#AB0241, #AB6C02
Tetradic#6C02AB, #AB1702, #41AB02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CEDFD
Lighter +30%#49E7FD
Lighter +20%#17E0FC
Lighter +10%#03C2DD
Darker −10%#016A79
Darker −20%#013E46
Darker −30%#001114
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0098AD
Less saturated −25%#188695

Channel breakdown

R2
G150
B171
Red2 (0.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue187.46°
Saturation (HSL)97.69%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 96 · B AB

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