Recognised as Colour
#0C997F
- #0C997F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#0C997F is a cyan with RGB values 12, 153, 127 and HSL 169°, 85%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#0C997F#0C997F
HEX#0C997F
RGBrgb(12, 153, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6, 0.498
RGB percentages4.7%, 60%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(168.9, 85.5%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 92.2%, 60%)
CMYK92.2%, 0%, 17%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer825,727
CSS custom property--colour: #0C997F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#F36680
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#990C26
Analogous#0C9938, #0C6C99
Triadic#7F0C99, #997F0C
Split complementary#990C6C, #99380C
Tetradic#390C99, #990C26, #6D990C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G153
B127
Red12 (4.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue168.94°
Saturation (HSL)85.45%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 0C · G 99 · B 7F
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