Recognised as Colour
#096B6F
- #096B6F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#096B6F is a cyan with RGB values 9, 107, 111 and HSL 182°, 85%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#096B6F#096B6F
HEX#096B6F
RGBrgb(9, 107, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4196, 0.4353
RGB percentages3.5%, 42%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(182.4, 85%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 91.9%, 43.5%)
CMYK91.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer617,327
CSS custom property--colour: #096B6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#F69490
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F0D09
Analogous#096F40, #09386F
Triadic#6F096B, #6B6F09
Split complementary#6F0938, #6F4009
Tetradic#40096F, #6F0D09, #386F09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G107
B111
Red9 (3.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue182.35°
Saturation (HSL)85%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 6B · B 6F
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