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Recognised as Colour

#0CA4B5

  • #0CA4B5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0CA4B5 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 164, 181 and HSL 186°, 88%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0CA4B5#0CA4B5
HEX#0CA4B5
RGBrgb(12, 164, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6431, 0.7098
RGB percentages4.7%, 64.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(186, 87.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 93.4%, 71%)
CMYK93.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer828,597
CSS custom property--colour: #0CA4B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#F35B4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#808FB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 16.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B51D0C
Analogous#0CB571, #0C50B5
Triadic#B50CA4, #A4B50C
Split complementary#B50C50, #B5710C
Tetradic#710CB5, #B51D0C, #50B50C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95EEF8
Lighter +30%#65E6F5
Lighter +20%#35DFF2
Lighter +10%#0FCFE5
Darker −10%#097985
Darker −20%#064D55
Darker −30%#022226
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AEC1
Less saturated −25%#24919D

Channel breakdown

R12
G164
B181
Red12 (4.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue186.04°
Saturation (HSL)87.56%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G A4 · B B5

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