Recognised as Colour
#0090AF
- #0090AF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#0090AF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 144, 175 and HSL 191°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#0090AF#0090AF
HEX#0090AF
RGBrgb(0, 144, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5647, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 56.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(190.6, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 17.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer37,039
CSS custom property--colour: #0090AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FF6F50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF1F00
Analogous#00AF76, #0039AF
Triadic#AF0090, #90AF00
Split complementary#AF0039, #AF7700
Tetradic#7600AF, #AF1F00, #38AF00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G144
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue190.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 90 · B AF
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