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Recognised as Colour

#02A2AD

  • #02A2AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#02A2AD is a cyan with RGB values 2, 162, 173 and HSL 184°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#02A2AD#02A2AD
HEX#02A2AD
RGBrgb(2, 162, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6353, 0.6784
RGB percentages0.8%, 63.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(183.9, 97.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 98.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK98.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer172,717
CSS custom property--colour: #02A2AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FD5D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#808CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Teal · ΔE 14.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD0D02
Analogous#02AD63, #024DAD
Triadic#AD02A2, #A2AD02
Split complementary#AD024D, #AD6202
Tetradic#6302AD, #AD0D02, #4DAD02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DF5FE
Lighter +30%#4BF1FD
Lighter +20%#19EEFC
Lighter +10%#03D1DF
Darker −10%#01737B
Darker −20%#014448
Darker −30%#001416
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A4AF
Less saturated −25%#188F97

Channel breakdown

R2
G162
B173
Red2 (0.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue183.86°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G A2 · B AD

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