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Recognised as Colour

#02999D

  • #02999D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#02999D is a cyan with RGB values 2, 153, 157 and HSL 182°, 97%, 31%. 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

#02999D#02999D
HEX#02999D
RGBrgb(2, 153, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6, 0.6157
RGB percentages0.8%, 60%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(181.5, 97.5%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 98.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK98.7%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer170,397
CSS custom property--colour: #02999D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FD6662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D919Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B849Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.8Teal · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 11.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 20Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D0602
Analogous#029D54, #024C9D
Triadic#9D0299, #999D02
Split complementary#9D024C, #9D5402
Tetradic#53029D, #9D0602, #4B9D02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EF9FD
Lighter +30%#3BF8FD
Lighter +20%#09F6FC
Lighter +10%#03CACF
Darker −10%#01686B
Darker −20%#013738
Darker −30%#000606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009B9F
Less saturated −25%#168689

Channel breakdown

R2
G153
B157
Red2 (0.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue181.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.48%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 99 · B 9D

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