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Recognised as Colour

#002520

  • #002520
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#002520 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 37, 32 and HSL 172°, 100%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#002520#002520
HEX#002520
RGBrgb(0, 37, 32)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1451, 0.1255
RGB percentages0%, 14.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(171.9, 100%, 7.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 100%, 14.5%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 13.5%, 85.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,504
CSS custom property--colour: #002520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#FFDADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#232220no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1E20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#002623no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 35.4Teal · ΔE 39.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 43.4Slate grey · ΔE 43.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#250005
Analogous#00250D, #001825
Triadic#200025, #252000
Split complementary#250017, #250D00
Tetradic#0E0025, #250005, #182500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#00F1D0
Lighter +30%#00BEA4
Lighter +20%#008B78
Lighter +10%#00584C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002520
Less saturated −25%#05201D

Channel breakdown

R0
G37
B32
Red0 (0%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue171.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness7.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 25 · B 20

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