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Recognised as Colour

#02CAC2

  • #02CAC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#02CAC2 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 202, 194 and HSL 178°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#02CAC2#02CAC2
HEX#02CAC2
RGBrgb(2, 202, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7922, 0.7608
RGB percentages0.8%, 79.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(177.6, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK99%, 0%, 4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer182,978
CSS custom property--colour: #02CAC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#FD353D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBFC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.4Turquoise · ΔE 8.7Light seagreen · ΔE 9.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9Aqua · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA020A
Analogous#02CA5E, #026ECA
Triadic#C202CA, #CAC202
Split complementary#CA026E, #CA5E02
Tetradic#5E02CA, #CA020A, #6ECA02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AFEFA
Lighter +30%#67FEF8
Lighter +20%#35FDF5
Lighter +10%#02FDF3
Darker −10%#019892
Darker −20%#016561
Darker −30%#013331
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00CCC4
Less saturated −25%#1CB1AB

Channel breakdown

R2
G202
B194
Red2 (0.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue177.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G CA · B C2

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