Recognised as Colour
#009FBF
- #009FBF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#009FBF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 159, 191 and HSL 190°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#009FBF#009FBF
HEX#009FBF
RGBrgb(0, 159, 191)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6235, 0.749
RGB percentages0%, 62.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(190.1, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK100%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,895
CSS custom property--colour: #009FBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#FF6040
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF2000
Analogous#00BF7F, #0040BF
Triadic#BF009F, #9FBF00
Split complementary#BF003F, #BF7F00
Tetradic#8000BF, #BF2000, #40BF00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G159
B191
Red0 (0%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue190.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9F · B BF
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