Recognised as Colour

#09A2BA

#09A2BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#09A2BA is a cyan with RGB values 9, 162, 186 and HSL 188°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#09A2BA

RGBrgb(9, 162, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6353, 0.7294

RGB percentages3.5%, 63.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(188.1, 90.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 95.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK95.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer631,482

CSS custom property--colour: #09A2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#F65D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#909CBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.6 Teal · ΔE 19.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA2109

Analogous#09BA79, #094ABA

Triadic#BA09A2, #A2BA09

Split complementary#BA094A, #BA7A09

Tetradic#7909BA, #BA2109, #49BA09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95ECFA

Lighter +30%#64E4F8

Lighter +20%#34DBF5

Lighter +10%#0BCCEB

Darker −10%#077889

Darker −20%#044D59

Darker −30%#022328

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A9C3

Less saturated −25%#2190A2

Channel breakdown

G162

B186

Red9 (3.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue188.14°

Saturation (HSL)90.77%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G A2 · B BA

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Colour harmonies

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