Recognised as Colour
#0997A2
- #0997A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#0997A2 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 151, 162 and HSL 184°, 89%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#0997A2#0997A2
HEX#0997A2
RGBrgb(9, 151, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5922, 0.6353
RGB percentages3.5%, 59.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(184.3, 89.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 94.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK94.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer628,642
CSS custom property--colour: #0997A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#F6685D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A21409
Analogous#09A260, #094BA2
Triadic#A20997, #97A209
Split complementary#A2094B, #A26009
Tetradic#6009A2, #A21409, #4AA209
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G151
B162
Red9 (3.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue184.31°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 97 · B A2
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