Recognised as Colour
#09CFDD
- #09CFDD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#09CFDD is a cyan with RGB values 9, 207, 221 and HSL 184°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#09CFDD#09CFDD
HEX#09CFDD
RGBrgb(9, 207, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8118, 0.8667
RGB percentages3.5%, 81.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(184, 92.2%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 95.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK95.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer643,037
CSS custom property--colour: #09CFDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#F63022
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DD1709
Analogous#09DD81, #0965DD
Triadic#DD09CF, #CFDD09
Split complementary#DD0965, #DD8109
Tetradic#8109DD, #DD1709, #65DD09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G207
B221
Red9 (3.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue183.96°
Saturation (HSL)92.17%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G CF · B DD
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