Recognised as Colour

#0AE5FF

#0AE5FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#0AE5FF is a cyan with RGB values 10, 229, 255 and HSL 186°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#0AE5FF#0AE5FF

HEX#0AE5FF

RGBrgb(10, 229, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.898, 1

RGB percentages3.9%, 89.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(186.4, 100%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 96.1%, 100%)

CMYK96.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer714,239

CSS custom property--colour: #0AE5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#F51A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C8FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00F1EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15 Aqua · ΔE 18 Cyan · ΔE 18 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4 Sky blue · ΔE 22.3 Turquoise · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF240A

Analogous#0AFF9F, #0A6AFF

Triadic#FF0AE5, #E5FF0A

Split complementary#FF0A6A, #FF9F0A

Tetradic#9F0AFF, #FF240A, #6AFF0A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6FBFF

Lighter +30%#A3F5FF

Lighter +20%#70F0FF

Lighter +10%#3DEAFF

Darker −10%#00BFD6

Darker −20%#0092A3

Darker −30%#006470

Darker −40%#00373D

More saturated +25%#0AE5FF

Less saturated −25%#29CDE0

Channel breakdown

R10

G229

B255

Red10 (3.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue186.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0A · G E5 · B FF

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