Colour
#009FB3
- #009FB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009FB3 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 179 and HSL 187°, 100%, 35%. 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
#009FB3#009FB3
HEX#009FB3
RGBrgb(0, 159, 179)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.702
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(186.7, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK100%, 11.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,883
CSS custom property--colour: #009FB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FF604C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B31400
Analogous#00B36E, #0045B3
Triadic#B3009F, #9FB300
Split complementary#B30045, #B36E00
Tetradic#6E00B3, #B31400, #45B300
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G159
B179
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue186.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B B3
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