Recognised as Colour
#09958C
- #09958C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#09958C is a cyan with RGB values 9, 149, 140 and HSL 176°, 89%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#09958C#09958C
HEX#09958C
RGBrgb(9, 149, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5843, 0.549
RGB percentages3.5%, 58.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(176.1, 88.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 94%, 58.4%)
CMYK94%, 0%, 6%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer628,108
CSS custom property--colour: #09958C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#F66A73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#950912
Analogous#099546, #095895
Triadic#8C0995, #958C09
Split complementary#950958, #954609
Tetradic#460995, #950912, #589509
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G149
B140
Red9 (3.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue176.14°
Saturation (HSL)88.61%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G 95 · B 8C
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