Colour
#009FA0
- #009FA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009FA0 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 160 and HSL 180°, 100%, 31%. 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
#009FA0#009FA0
HEX#009FA0
RGBrgb(0, 159, 160)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.6275
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(180.4, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.4, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK100%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,864
CSS custom property--colour: #009FA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 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#FF605F
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#A00100
Analogous#00A051, #004FA0
Triadic#A0009F, #9FA000
Split complementary#A0004F, #A05100
Tetradic#5100A0, #A00100, #4FA000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G159
B160
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue180.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B A0
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