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Colour

#009BAE

  • #009BAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009BAE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 155, 174 and HSL 187°, 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

#009BAE#009BAE
HEX#009BAE
RGBrgb(0, 155, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(186.6, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,854
CSS custom property--colour: #009BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#FF6451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B95AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7787AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Teal · ΔE 15.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE1300
Analogous#00AE6A, #0044AE
Triadic#AE009B, #9BAE00
Split complementary#AE0044, #AE6A00
Tetradic#6A00AE, #AE1300, #44AE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BF1FF
Lighter +30%#48EBFF
Lighter +20%#15E5FF
Lighter +10%#00C8E1
Darker −10%#006E7B
Darker −20%#004048
Darker −30%#001315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009BAE
Less saturated −25%#168A98

Channel breakdown

R0
G155
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue186.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B AE

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