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Recognised as Colour

#009DA3

  • #009DA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009DA3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 157, 163 and HSL 182°, 100%, 32%. 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

#009DA3#009DA3
HEX#009DA3
RGBrgb(0, 157, 163)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6157, 0.6392
RGB percentages0%, 61.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(182.2, 100%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.2, 100%, 63.9%)
CMYK100%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,355
CSS custom property--colour: #009DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#FF625C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9095A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D87A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A39Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.7Light seagreen · ΔE 11.3Teal · ΔE 11.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A30600
Analogous#00A357, #004CA3
Triadic#A3009D, #9DA300
Split complementary#A3004C, #A35800
Tetradic#5700A3, #A30600, #4BA300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70FAFF
Lighter +30%#3DF8FF
Lighter +20%#0AF6FF
Lighter +10%#00CED6
Darker −10%#006C70
Darker −20%#003B3D
Darker −30%#000A0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009DA3
Less saturated −25%#148A8F

Channel breakdown

R0
G157
B163
Red0 (0%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue182.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9D · B A3

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