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Recognised as Colour

#02A4AF

  • #02A4AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#02A4AF is a cyan with RGB values 2, 164, 175 and HSL 184°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#02A4AF#02A4AF
HEX#02A4AF
RGBrgb(2, 164, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6431, 0.6863
RGB percentages0.8%, 64.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(183.8, 97.7%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 98.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK98.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer173,231
CSS custom property--colour: #02A4AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FD5B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#828EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABA7no 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 text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Teal · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF0D02
Analogous#02AF63, #024EAF
Triadic#AF02A4, #A4AF02
Split complementary#AF024E, #AF6302
Tetradic#6302AF, #AF0D02, #4EAF02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FF6FE
Lighter +30%#4DF2FD
Lighter +20%#1BEEFC
Lighter +10%#03D3E1
Darker −10%#01757D
Darker −20%#01454A
Darker −30%#001618
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A6B1
Less saturated −25%#189199

Channel breakdown

R2
G164
B175
Red2 (0.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue183.82°
Saturation (HSL)97.74%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G A4 · B AF

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