Recognised as Colour
#09B57D
- #09B57D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#09B57D is a cyan with RGB values 9, 181, 125 and HSL 160°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#09B57D#09B57D
HEX#09B57D
RGBrgb(9, 181, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7098, 0.4902
RGB percentages3.5%, 71%, 49%
HSLhsl(160.5, 90.5%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.5, 95%, 71%)
CMYK95%, 0%, 30.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer636,285
CSS custom property--colour: #09B57D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#F64A82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B50941
Analogous#09B527, #0997B5
Triadic#7D09B5, #B57D09
Split complementary#B50997, #B52709
Tetradic#2709B5, #B50941, #97B509
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G181
B125
Red9 (3.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue160.47°
Saturation (HSL)90.53%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G B5 · B 7D
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