Recognised as Colour
#0C90AC
- #0C90AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0C90AC is a cyan with RGB values 12, 144, 172 and HSL 191°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0C90AC#0C90AC
HEX#0C90AC
RGBrgb(12, 144, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.5647, 0.6745
RGB percentages4.7%, 56.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(190.5, 87%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 93%, 67.5%)
CMYK93%, 16.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer823,468
CSS custom property--colour: #0C90AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#F36F53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC280C
Analogous#0CAC78, #0C40AC
Triadic#AC0C90, #90AC0C
Split complementary#AC0C40, #AC780C
Tetradic#780CAC, #AC280C, #40AC0C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G144
B172
Red12 (4.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue190.5°
Saturation (HSL)86.96%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 90 · B AC
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