Colour

#09C4C2

#09C4C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#09C4C2 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 196, 194 and HSL 179°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#09C4C2#09C4C2

HEX#09C4C2

RGBrgb(9, 196, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7686, 0.7608

RGB percentages3.5%, 76.9%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(179.4, 91.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(179.4, 95.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK95.4%, 0%, 1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer640,194

CSS custom property--colour: #09C4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#F63B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7B9C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A9C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 6 Light seagreen · ΔE 7.7 Turquoise · ΔE 12.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3 Aqua · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.56, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4090B

Analogous#09C465, #0968C4

Triadic#C209C4, #C4C209

Split complementary#C40969, #C46509

Tetradic#6509C4, #C4090B, #68C409

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9EFBFA

Lighter +30%#6EF8F7

Lighter +20%#3DF6F4

Lighter +10%#0CF4F1

Darker −10%#079392

Darker −20%#056261

Darker −30%#023231

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#00CDCB

Less saturated −25%#23AAA9

Channel breakdown

G196

B194

Red9 (3.5%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue179.36°

Saturation (HSL)91.22%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G C4 · B C2

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