Recognised as Colour
#0CA9C3
- #0CA9C3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0CA9C3 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 169, 195 and HSL 189°, 88%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0CA9C3#0CA9C3
HEX#0CA9C3
RGBrgb(12, 169, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6627, 0.7647
RGB percentages4.7%, 66.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(188.5, 88.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 93.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK93.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer829,891
CSS custom property--colour: #0CA9C3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#F3563C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3260C
Analogous#0CC381, #0C4EC3
Triadic#C30CA9, #A9C30C
Split complementary#C30C4E, #C3820C
Tetradic#810CC3, #C3260C, #4EC30C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G169
B195
Red12 (4.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue188.52°
Saturation (HSL)88.41%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G A9 · B C3
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