Colour

#009BAB

#009BAB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark cyan

#009BAB is a cyan with RGB values 0, 155, 171 and HSL 186°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009BAB#009BAB

HEX#009BAB

RGBrgb(0, 155, 171)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.6706

RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(185.6, 100%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 100%, 67.1%)

CMYK100%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer39,851

CSS custom property--colour: #009BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#FF6454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C94ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7886ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Teal · ΔE 14 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB1000

Analogous#00AB65, #0046AB

Triadic#AB009B, #9BAB00

Split complementary#AB0046, #AB6500

Tetradic#6500AB, #AB1000, #46AB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#78F2FF

Lighter +30%#45EEFF

Lighter +20%#12E9FF

Lighter +10%#00C9DE

Darker −10%#006D78

Darker −20%#003F45

Darker −30%#001012

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009BAB

Less saturated −25%#158A96

Channel breakdown

G155

B171

Red0 (0%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue185.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B AB

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Colour values

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