Recognised as Colour
#0AAAC5
- #0AAAC5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0AAAC5 is a cyan with RGB values 10, 170, 197 and HSL 189°, 90%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0AAAC5#0AAAC5
HEX#0AAAC5
RGBrgb(10, 170, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.6667, 0.7725
RGB percentages3.9%, 66.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(188.7, 90.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 94.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK94.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer699,077
CSS custom property--colour: #0AAAC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#F5553A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5250A
Analogous#0AC583, #0A4CC5
Triadic#C50AAA, #AAC50A
Split complementary#C50A4C, #C5830A
Tetradic#830AC5, #C5250A, #4CC50A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R10
G170
B197
Red10 (3.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue188.66°
Saturation (HSL)90.34%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G AA · B C5
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