Colour

#02CACC

#02CACC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#02CACC is a cyan with RGB values 2, 202, 204 and HSL 181°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#02CACC#02CACC

HEX#02CACC

RGBrgb(2, 202, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.7922, 0.8

RGB percentages0.8%, 79.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(180.6, 98.1%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 99%, 80%)

CMYK99%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer182,988

CSS custom property--colour: #02CACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#FD3533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4AFCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00D1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 1.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7 Turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Aqua · ΔE 19.2 Cyan · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 1.55, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC0402

Analogous#02CC69, #0265CC

Triadic#CC02CA, #CACC02

Split complementary#CC0265, #CC6902

Tetradic#6902CC, #CC0402, #65CC02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9CFDFE

Lighter +30%#69FCFE

Lighter +20%#37FBFD

Lighter +10%#04FAFD

Darker −10%#029899

Darker −20%#016667

Darker −30%#013434

Darker −40%#000202

More saturated +25%#00CCCE

Less saturated −25%#1CB1B2

Channel breakdown

G202

B204

Red2 (0.8%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue180.59°

Saturation (HSL)98.06%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G CA · B CC

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Colour values

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