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Recognised as Colour

#02B2CC

  • #02B2CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#02B2CC is a cyan with RGB values 2, 178, 204 and HSL 188°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#02B2CC#02B2CC
HEX#02B2CC
RGBrgb(2, 178, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.698, 0.8
RGB percentages0.8%, 69.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(187.7, 98.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 99%, 80%)
CMYK99%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer176,844
CSS custom property--colour: #02B2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#FD4D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FACCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#889BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4Light seagreen · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6Dark cyan · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC1C02
Analogous#02CC81, #024DCC
Triadic#CC02B2, #B2CC02
Split complementary#CC024D, #CC8102
Tetradic#8102CC, #CC1C02, #4DCC02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CF1FE
Lighter +30%#69EAFE
Lighter +20%#37E4FD
Lighter +10%#04DDFD
Darker −10%#028699
Darker −20%#015A67
Darker −30%#012E34
Darker −40%#000202
More saturated +25%#00B3CE
Less saturated −25%#1C9FB2

Channel breakdown

R2
G178
B204
Red2 (0.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue187.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G B2 · B CC

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