Colour

#09A1BD

#09A1BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#09A1BD is a cyan with RGB values 9, 161, 189 and HSL 189°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#09A1BD#09A1BD

HEX#09A1BD

RGBrgb(9, 161, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6314, 0.7412

RGB percentages3.5%, 63.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(189.3, 90.9%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 95.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK95.2%, 14.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer631,229

CSS custom property--colour: #09A1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#F65E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#798DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Teal · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 20.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD2509

Analogous#09BD7F, #0947BD

Triadic#BD09A1, #A1BD09

Split complementary#BD0947, #BD7F09

Tetradic#7F09BD, #BD2509, #47BD09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98EBFA

Lighter +30%#67E1F8

Lighter +20%#37D8F5

Lighter +10%#0BCAEE

Darker −10%#07788C

Darker −20%#044E5C

Darker −30%#02252B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A7C6

Less saturated −25%#2290A4

Channel breakdown

G161

B189

Red9 (3.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue189.33°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G A1 · B BD

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