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Recognised as Colour

#02B5C7

  • #02B5C7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#02B5C7 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 181, 199 and HSL 185°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#02B5C7#02B5C7
HEX#02B5C7
RGBrgb(2, 181, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7098, 0.7804
RGB percentages0.8%, 71%, 78%
HSLhsl(185.5, 98%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 99%, 78%)
CMYK99%, 9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer177,607
CSS custom property--colour: #02B5C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#FD4A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ADC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.3Light seagreen · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C71402
Analogous#02C777, #0253C7
Triadic#C702B5, #B5C702
Split complementary#C70253, #C77702
Tetradic#7602C7, #C71402, #53C702

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97F5FE
Lighter +30%#65EFFD
Lighter +20%#32EAFD
Lighter +10%#03E3F9
Darker −10%#018795
Darker −20%#015962
Darker −30%#002B30
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B7C9
Less saturated −25%#1BA0AE

Channel breakdown

R2
G181
B199
Red2 (0.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue185.48°
Saturation (HSL)98.01%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G B5 · B C7

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