Colour
#009FB5
- #009FB5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009FB5 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 181 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
#009FB5#009FB5
HEX#009FB5
RGBrgb(0, 159, 181)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.7098
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 71%
HSLhsl(187.3, 100%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 100%, 71%)
CMYK100%, 12.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,885
CSS custom property--colour: #009FB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#FF604A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B51600
Analogous#00B570, #0045B5
Triadic#B5009F, #9FB500
Split complementary#B50045, #B57000
Tetradic#7000B5, #B51600, #45B500
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G159
B181
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue187.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B B5
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