Colour

#09BB9F

#09BB9F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#09BB9F is a cyan with RGB values 9, 187, 159 and HSL 171°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#09BB9F#09BB9F

HEX#09BB9F

RGBrgb(9, 187, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7333, 0.6235

RGB percentages3.5%, 73.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(170.6, 90.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 95.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK95.2%, 0%, 15%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer637,855

CSS custom property--colour: #09BB9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#F64460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AE9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A0A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00BEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB0925

Analogous#09BB46, #097EBB

Triadic#9F09BB, #BB9F09

Split complementary#BB097E, #BB4609

Tetradic#4609BB, #BB0925, #7EBB09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96FAEA

Lighter +30%#65F8E1

Lighter +20%#35F5D7

Lighter +10%#0BECC8

Darker −10%#078A76

Darker −20%#045A4C

Darker −30%#022923

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C4A5

Less saturated −25%#21A38E

Channel breakdown

G187

B159

Red9 (3.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue170.56°

Saturation (HSL)90.82%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G BB · B 9F

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