Recognised as Colour
#09A583
- #09A583
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#09A583 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 165, 131 and HSL 167°, 90%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#09A583#09A583
HEX#09A583
RGBrgb(9, 165, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6471, 0.5137
RGB percentages3.5%, 64.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(166.9, 89.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 94.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK94.5%, 0%, 20.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer632,195
CSS custom property--colour: #09A583;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#F65A7C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5092B
Analogous#09A535, #0979A5
Triadic#8309A5, #A58309
Split complementary#A50979, #A53509
Tetradic#3509A5, #A5092B, #79A509
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G165
B131
Red9 (3.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue166.92°
Saturation (HSL)89.66%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G A5 · B 83
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