Colour

#009CB3

#009CB3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark cyan

#009CB3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 156, 179 and HSL 188°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009CB3#009CB3

HEX#009CB3

RGBrgb(0, 156, 179)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.6118, 0.702

RGB percentages0%, 61.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(187.7, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK100%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer40,115

CSS custom property--colour: #009CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#FF634C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B96B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7788B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 15.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6 Teal · ΔE 17.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.4 Sky blue · ΔE 23 Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B31700

Analogous#00B370, #0043B3

Triadic#B3009C, #9CB300

Split complementary#B30043, #B37000

Tetradic#7000B3, #B31700, #43B300

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#80EFFF

Lighter +30%#4DE8FF

Lighter +20%#1AE2FF

Lighter +10%#00C8E6

Darker −10%#007080

Darker −20%#00434D

Darker −30%#00171A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009CB3

Less saturated −25%#168B9D

Channel breakdown

G156

B179

Red0 (0%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue187.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 9C · B B3

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