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Colour

#009FAC

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

#009FAC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 172 and HSL 185°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009FAC#009FAC
HEX#009FAC
RGBrgb(0, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(184.5, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK100%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,876
CSS custom property--colour: #009FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FF6053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9098ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Teal · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 14.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC0D00
Analogous#00AC63, #0049AC
Triadic#AC009F, #9FAC00
Split complementary#AC0049, #AC6300
Tetradic#6300AC, #AC0D00, #49AC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79F5FF
Lighter +30%#46F1FF
Lighter +20%#13EDFF
Lighter +10%#00CEDF
Darker −10%#007079
Darker −20%#004146
Darker −30%#001213
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009FAC
Less saturated −25%#168D97

Channel breakdown

R0
G159
B172
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue184.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B AC

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