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Recognised as Colour

#02ADC9

  • #02ADC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#02ADC9 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 173, 201 and HSL 188°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#02ADC9#02ADC9
HEX#02ADC9
RGBrgb(2, 173, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.6784, 0.7882
RGB percentages0.8%, 67.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(188.4, 98%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 99%, 78.8%)
CMYK99%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer175,561
CSS custom property--colour: #02ADC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#FD5236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.1Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C91E02
Analogous#02C982, #0249C9
Triadic#C902AD, #ADC902
Split complementary#C90249, #C98202
Tetradic#8202C9, #C91E02, #49C902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99F0FE
Lighter +30%#67E8FD
Lighter +20%#34E1FD
Lighter +10%#03D8FB
Darker −10%#018297
Darker −20%#015664
Darker −30%#002B32
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AECB
Less saturated −25%#1B9BB0

Channel breakdown

R2
G173
B201
Red2 (0.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue188.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G AD · B C9

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