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Colour

#09DCB5

  • #09DCB5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#09DCB5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 220, 181 and HSL 169°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#09DCB5#09DCB5
HEX#09DCB5
RGBrgb(9, 220, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8627, 0.7098
RGB percentages3.5%, 86.3%, 71%
HSLhsl(168.9, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 0%, 17.7%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer646,325
CSS custom property--colour: #09DCB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#F6234A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4CDB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBCB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00DED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Aquamarine · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.8Light seagreen · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC0930
Analogous#09DC4C, #0999DC
Triadic#B509DC, #DCB509
Split complementary#DC0999, #DC4C09
Tetradic#4C09DC, #DC0930, #99DC09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5FCEF
Lighter +30%#84FAE4
Lighter +20%#53F8D9
Lighter +10%#22F6CF
Darker −10%#07AB8D
Darker −20%#057A64
Darker −30%#03493C
Darker −40%#011814
More saturated +25%#00E5BB
Less saturated −25%#26BFA3

Channel breakdown

R9
G220
B181
Red9 (3.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue168.91°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G DC · B B5

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