Recognised as Colour

#09DBCE

#09DBCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#09DBCE is a cyan with RGB values 9, 219, 206 and HSL 176°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#09DBCE

RGBrgb(9, 219, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8588, 0.8078

RGB percentages3.5%, 85.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(176.3, 92.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.3, 95.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK95.9%, 0%, 5.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer646,094

CSS custom property--colour: #09DBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#F62431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CECECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BDD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#00E1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.4 Aqua · ΔE 14.5 Cyan · ΔE 14.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.8, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB0916

Analogous#09DB65, #097FDB

Triadic#CE09DB, #DBCE09

Split complementary#DB097F, #DB6509

Tetradic#6509DB, #DB0916, #7FDB09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4FCF7

Lighter +30%#83FAF3

Lighter +20%#52F8EE

Lighter +10%#21F6E9

Darker −10%#07AAA0

Darker −20%#057972

Darker −30%#034844

Darker −40%#011716

More saturated +25%#00E4D6

Less saturated −25%#25BFB5

Channel breakdown

G219

B206

Red9 (3.5%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue176.29°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G DB · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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