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Recognised as Colour

#09C498

  • #09C498
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#09C498 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 196, 152 and HSL 166°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#09C498#09C498
HEX#09C498
RGBrgb(9, 196, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7686, 0.5961
RGB percentages3.5%, 76.9%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(165.9, 91.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 95.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK95.4%, 0%, 22.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer640,152
CSS custom property--colour: #09C498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#F63B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEB696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAA79Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 15Turquoise · ΔE 19.5Aquamarine · ΔE 22.1Light seagreen · ΔE 22.5Sea green · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C40935
Analogous#09C43A, #0993C4
Triadic#9809C4, #C49809
Split complementary#C40993, #C43A09
Tetradic#3A09C4, #C40935, #93C409

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EFBE5
Lighter +30%#6EF8D8
Lighter +20%#3DF6CB
Lighter +10%#0CF4BD
Darker −10%#079372
Darker −20%#05624C
Darker −30%#023227
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#00CD9D
Less saturated −25%#23AA8A

Channel breakdown

R9
G196
B152
Red9 (3.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)91.22%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G C4 · B 98

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