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Colour

#009EAE

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

#009EAE is a cyan with RGB values 0, 158, 174 and HSL 186°, 100%, 34%. 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

#009EAE#009EAE
HEX#009EAE
RGBrgb(0, 158, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6196, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 62%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(185.5, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,622
CSS custom property--colour: #009EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF6151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F97AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B89AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14Teal · ΔE 14.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE1000
Analogous#00AE67, #0047AE
Triadic#AE009E, #9EAE00
Split complementary#AE0047, #AE6700
Tetradic#6700AE, #AE1000, #47AE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BF3FF
Lighter +30%#48EEFF
Lighter +20%#15E9FF
Lighter +10%#00CCE1
Darker −10%#00707B
Darker −20%#004148
Darker −30%#001315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009EAE
Less saturated −25%#168C98

Channel breakdown

R0
G158
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue185.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9E · B AE

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