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Recognised as Colour

#02B9C8

  • #02B9C8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#02B9C8 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 185, 200 and HSL 185°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#02B9C8#02B9C8
HEX#02B9C8
RGBrgb(2, 185, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7255, 0.7843
RGB percentages0.8%, 72.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(184.5, 98%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 99%, 78.4%)
CMYK99%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer178,632
CSS custom property--colour: #02B9C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#FD4637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B1C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C81102
Analogous#02C874, #0256C8
Triadic#C802B9, #B9C802
Split complementary#C80256, #C87402
Tetradic#7402C8, #C81102, #56C802

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98F6FE
Lighter +30%#66F2FD
Lighter +20%#33EEFD
Lighter +10%#03E8FA
Darker −10%#018A96
Darker −20%#015C63
Darker −30%#002D31
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BBCA
Less saturated −25%#1BA4AF

Channel breakdown

R2
G185
B200
Red2 (0.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue184.55°
Saturation (HSL)98.02%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G B9 · B C8

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