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Recognised as Colour

#02B999

  • #02B999
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#02B999 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 185, 153 and HSL 170°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#02B999#02B999
HEX#02B999
RGBrgb(2, 185, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7255, 0.6
RGB percentages0.8%, 72.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(169.5, 97.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 98.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK98.9%, 0%, 17.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer178,585
CSS custom property--colour: #02B999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#FD4666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2AC98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 14.9Turquoise · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B90222
Analogous#02B93E, #027DB9
Triadic#9902B9, #B99902
Split complementary#B9027D, #B93E02
Tetradic#3E02B9, #B90222, #7DB902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89FEE9
Lighter +30%#57FDE0
Lighter +20%#24FDD7
Lighter +10%#03EBC3
Darker −10%#01876F
Darker −20%#015446
Darker −30%#00221C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BB9A
Less saturated −25%#19A28A

Channel breakdown

R2
G185
B153
Red2 (0.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue169.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.86%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G B9 · B 99

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