Recognised as Colour
#099EB5
- #099EB5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#099EB5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 158, 181 and HSL 188°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#099EB5#099EB5
HEX#099EB5
RGBrgb(9, 158, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6196, 0.7098
RGB percentages3.5%, 62%, 71%
HSLhsl(188, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 95%, 71%)
CMYK95%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer630,453
CSS custom property--colour: #099EB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#F6614A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B52009
Analogous#09B576, #0948B5
Triadic#B5099E, #9EB509
Split complementary#B50948, #B57609
Tetradic#7609B5, #B52009, #48B509
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G158
B181
Red9 (3.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue188.02°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 9E · B B5
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