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Recognised as Colour

#0993AE

  • #0993AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#0993AE is a cyan with RGB values 9, 147, 174 and HSL 190°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#0993AE#0993AE
HEX#0993AE
RGBrgb(9, 147, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5765, 0.6824
RGB percentages3.5%, 57.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(189.8, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK94.8%, 15.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer627,630
CSS custom property--colour: #0993AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#F66C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Teal · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE2409
Analogous#09AE76, #0941AE
Triadic#AE0993, #93AE09
Split complementary#AE0941, #AE7609
Tetradic#7609AE, #AE2409, #41AE09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AE7F9
Lighter +30%#5ADDF6
Lighter +20%#29D3F4
Lighter +10%#0CBCDE
Darker −10%#066A7E
Darker −20%#04414D
Darker −30%#01181D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0099B7
Less saturated −25%#208497

Channel breakdown

R9
G147
B174
Red9 (3.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue189.82°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 93 · B AE

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