Recognised as Colour
#009DB2
- #009DB2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009DB2 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 157, 178 and HSL 187°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#009DB2#009DB2
HEX#009DB2
RGBrgb(0, 157, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6157, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 61.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(187.1, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,370
CSS custom property--colour: #009DB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#FF624D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B21500
Analogous#00B26E, #0044B2
Triadic#B2009D, #9DB200
Split complementary#B20044, #B26E00
Tetradic#6E00B2, #B21500, #44B200
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G157
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue187.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9D · B B2
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