Colour

#09BCA1

#09BCA1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#09BCA1 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 188, 161 and HSL 171°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#09BCA1

RGBrgb(9, 188, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7373, 0.6314

RGB percentages3.5%, 73.7%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(170.9, 90.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 95.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK95.2%, 0%, 14.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer638,113

CSS custom property--colour: #09BCA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#F6435E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4AFA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A1A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4 Turquoise · ΔE 14.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC0924

Analogous#09BC48, #097DBC

Triadic#A109BC, #BCA109

Split complementary#BC097D, #BC4809

Tetradic#4809BC, #BC0924, #7EBC09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97FAEB

Lighter +30%#66F8E2

Lighter +20%#36F5D8

Lighter +10%#0BEDCB

Darker −10%#078B77

Darker −20%#045B4E

Darker −30%#022A24

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C5A7

Less saturated −25%#22A390

Channel breakdown

G188

B161

Red9 (3.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue170.95°

Saturation (HSL)90.86%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G BC · B A1

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