Colour
#009B9C
- #009B9C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009B9C is a cyan with RGB values 0, 155, 156 and HSL 180°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#009B9C#009B9C
HEX#009B9C
RGBrgb(0, 155, 156)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.6118
RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(180.4, 100%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.4, 100%, 61.2%)
CMYK100%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,836
CSS custom property--colour: #009B9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#FF6463
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C0100
Analogous#009C4F, #004D9C
Triadic#9C009B, #9B9C00
Split complementary#9C004D, #9C4F00
Tetradic#4F009C, #9C0100, #4D9C00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G155
B156
Red0 (0%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue180.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B 9C
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