Colour

#09222B

#09222B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#09222B is a cyan with RGB values 9, 34, 43 and HSL 196°, 65%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#09222B#09222B

HEX#09222B

RGBrgb(9, 34, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.1333, 0.1686

RGB percentages3.5%, 13.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(195.9, 65.4%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 79.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK79.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer598,571

CSS custom property--colour: #09222B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#F6DDD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D212Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#181E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#002525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.3 Teal · ΔE 43 Gray · ΔE 43.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B1209

Analogous#092B23, #09112B

Triadic#2B0922, #222B09

Split complementary#2B0911, #2B2309

Tetradic#23092B, #2B1209, #112B09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#2DA7D3

Lighter +30%#2386AA

Lighter +20%#1B657F

Lighter +10%#124355

Darker −10%#000101

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#022532

Less saturated −25%#0F1F25

Channel breakdown

G34

B43

Red9 (3.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue195.88°

Saturation (HSL)65.38%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 22 · B 2B

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Colour values

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