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Recognised as Colour

#09BDC7

  • #09BDC7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#09BDC7 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 189, 199 and HSL 183°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#09BDC7#09BDC7
HEX#09BDC7
RGBrgb(9, 189, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7412, 0.7804
RGB percentages3.5%, 74.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(183.2, 91.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 95.5%, 78%)
CMYK95.5%, 5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer638,407
CSS custom property--colour: #09BDC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#F64238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB4C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A4C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 11Turquoise · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C71309
Analogous#09C772, #095EC7
Triadic#C709BD, #BDC709
Split complementary#C7095E, #C77209
Tetradic#7209C7, #C71309, #5EC709

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1F6FB
Lighter +30%#70F1F9
Lighter +20%#40EDF6
Lighter +10%#0FE8F4
Darker −10%#078F96
Darker −20%#056065
Darker −30%#023235
Darker −40%#000404
More saturated +25%#00C5D0
Less saturated −25%#23A6AD

Channel breakdown

R9
G189
B199
Red9 (3.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue183.16°
Saturation (HSL)91.35%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G BD · B C7

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