Recognised as Colour
#0997B5
- #0997B5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0997B5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 151, 181 and HSL 190°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0997B5#0997B5
HEX#0997B5
RGBrgb(9, 151, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5922, 0.7098
RGB percentages3.5%, 59.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(190.5, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 95%, 71%)
CMYK95%, 16.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer628,661
CSS custom property--colour: #0997B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#F6684A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B52709
Analogous#09B57D, #0941B5
Triadic#B50997, #97B509
Split complementary#B50941, #B57D09
Tetradic#7D09B5, #B52709, #41B509
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G151
B181
Red9 (3.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue190.47°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 97 · B B5
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