Recognised as Colour
#09908E
- #09908E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#09908E is a cyan with RGB values 9, 144, 142 and HSL 179°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#09908E#09908E
HEX#09908E
RGBrgb(9, 144, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5647, 0.5569
RGB percentages3.5%, 56.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(179.1, 88.2%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 93.8%, 56.5%)
CMYK93.8%, 0%, 1.4%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer626,830
CSS custom property--colour: #09908E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#F66F71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90090B
Analogous#09904A, #094F90
Triadic#8E0990, #908E09
Split complementary#90094F, #904A09
Tetradic#4A0990, #90090B, #4F9009
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G144
B142
Red9 (3.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue179.11°
Saturation (HSL)88.24%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G 90 · B 8E
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