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Recognised as Colour

#0297A9

  • #0297A9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0297A9 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 151, 169 and HSL 186°, 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

#0297A9#0297A9
HEX#0297A9
RGBrgb(2, 151, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.5922, 0.6627
RGB percentages0.8%, 59.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(186.5, 97.7%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 98.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK98.8%, 10.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer169,897
CSS custom property--colour: #0297A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FD6856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8891AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7483A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.7Teal · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14Light seagreen · ΔE 18.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A91402
Analogous#02A968, #0243A9
Triadic#A90297, #97A902
Split complementary#A90243, #A96802
Tetradic#6802A9, #A91402, #43A902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7AEFFD
Lighter +30%#47E9FD
Lighter +20%#15E3FC
Lighter +10%#03C4DB
Darker −10%#016A77
Darker −20%#013D44
Darker −30%#001012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0099AB
Less saturated −25%#178694

Channel breakdown

R2
G151
B169
Red2 (0.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue186.47°
Saturation (HSL)97.66%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 97 · B A9

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