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Colour

#009BB8

  • #009BB8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#009BB8 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 155, 184 and HSL 189°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#009BB8#009BB8
HEX#009BB8
RGBrgb(0, 155, 184)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.7216
RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(189.5, 100%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 100%, 72.2%)
CMYK100%, 15.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,864
CSS custom property--colour: #009BB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#FF6447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8896BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B81D00
Analogous#00B879, #003FB8
Triadic#B8009B, #9BB800
Split complementary#B8003F, #B87900
Tetradic#7900B8, #B81D00, #3FB800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85ECFF
Lighter +30%#52E4FF
Lighter +20%#1FDCFF
Lighter +10%#00C6EB
Darker −10%#007085
Darker −20%#004552
Darker −30%#001A1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009BB8
Less saturated −25%#178BA1

Channel breakdown

R0
G155
B184
Red0 (0%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue189.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B B8

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