Colour

#02A9A4

#02A9A4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#02A9A4 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 169, 164 and HSL 178°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#02A9A4

RGBrgb(2, 169, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6627, 0.6431

RGB percentages0.8%, 66.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(178.2, 97.7%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 98.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK98.8%, 0%, 3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer174,500

CSS custom property--colour: #02A9A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#FD565B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E9FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B91A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 12.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Teal · ΔE 16.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.61, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A90207

Analogous#02A951, #025AA9

Triadic#A402A9, #A9A402

Split complementary#A9025A, #A95102

Tetradic#5102A9, #A90207, #5AA902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7AFDF9

Lighter +30%#47FDF7

Lighter +20%#15FCF5

Lighter +10%#03DBD5

Darker −10%#017773

Darker −20%#014442

Darker −30%#001211

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00ABA6

Less saturated −25%#179490

Channel breakdown

G169

B164

Red2 (0.8%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue178.2°

Saturation (HSL)97.66%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 02 · G A9 · B A4

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