Recognised as Colour
#096C74
- #096C74
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#096C74 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 108, 116 and HSL 184°, 86%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#096C74#096C74
HEX#096C74
RGBrgb(9, 108, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4235, 0.4549
RGB percentages3.5%, 42.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(184.5, 85.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 92.2%, 45.5%)
CMYK92.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer617,588
CSS custom property--colour: #096C74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#F6938B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#741109
Analogous#097447, #093674
Triadic#74096C, #6C7409
Split complementary#740936, #744709
Tetradic#470974, #741109, #367409
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G108
B116
Red9 (3.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue184.49°
Saturation (HSL)85.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 6C · B 74
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