Recognised as Colour
#0CAEC8
- #0CAEC8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0CAEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 12, 174, 200 and HSL 188°, 89%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0CAEC8#0CAEC8
HEX#0CAEC8
RGBrgb(12, 174, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6824, 0.7843
RGB percentages4.7%, 68.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(188.3, 88.7%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 94%, 78.4%)
CMYK94%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer831,176
CSS custom property--colour: #0CAEC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#F35137
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8260C
Analogous#0CC884, #0C50C8
Triadic#C80CAE, #AEC80C
Split complementary#C80C50, #C8840C
Tetradic#840CC8, #C8260C, #50C80C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R12
G174
B200
Red12 (4.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue188.3°
Saturation (HSL)88.68%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G AE · B C8
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page