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Recognised as Colour

#029BB4

  • #029BB4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#029BB4 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 155, 180 and HSL 188°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#029BB4#029BB4
HEX#029BB4
RGBrgb(2, 155, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6078, 0.7059
RGB percentages0.8%, 60.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(188.4, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer170,932
CSS custom property--colour: #029BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#FD644B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8996B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7587B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Teal · ΔE 18Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B41B02
Analogous#02B474, #0242B4
Triadic#B4029B, #9BB402
Split complementary#B40242, #B47402
Tetradic#7402B4, #B41B02, #42B402

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84EDFE
Lighter +30%#52E5FD
Lighter +20%#1FDDFD
Lighter +10%#03C6E6
Darker −10%#017082
Darker −20%#01444F
Darker −30%#00191D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009CB6
Less saturated −25%#198B9D

Channel breakdown

R2
G155
B180
Red2 (0.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue188.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 9B · B B4

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