Colour
#09A6AE
- #09A6AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#09A6AE is a cyan with RGB values 9, 166, 174 and HSL 183°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#09A6AE#09A6AE
HEX#09A6AE
RGBrgb(9, 166, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.651, 0.6824
RGB percentages3.5%, 65.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(182.9, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK94.8%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer632,494
CSS custom property--colour: #09A6AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#F65951
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE1109
Analogous#09AE63, #0954AE
Triadic#AE09A6, #A6AE09
Split complementary#AE0954, #AE6309
Tetradic#6309AE, #AE1109, #54AE09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G166
B174
Red9 (3.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue182.91°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G A6 · B AE
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