Recognised as Colour
#09A0A3
- #09A0A3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#09A0A3 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 160, 163 and HSL 181°, 90%, 34%. 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
#09A0A3#09A0A3
HEX#09A0A3
RGBrgb(9, 160, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6275, 0.6392
RGB percentages3.5%, 62.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(181.2, 89.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 94.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK94.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer630,947
CSS custom property--colour: #09A0A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 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#F65F5C
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#A30C09
Analogous#09A359, #0953A3
Triadic#A309A0, #A0A309
Split complementary#A30953, #A35909
Tetradic#5909A3, #A30C09, #53A309
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G160
B163
Red9 (3.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue181.17°
Saturation (HSL)89.53%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G A0 · B A3
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