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Colour

#09E2E5

  • #09E2E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#09E2E5 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 226, 229 and HSL 181°, 92%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#09E2E5#09E2E5
HEX#09E2E5
RGBrgb(9, 226, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8863, 0.898
RGB percentages3.5%, 88.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(180.8, 92.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 96.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK96.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer647,909
CSS custom property--colour: #09E2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#F61D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D7E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#00EAE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.5Turquoise · ΔE 10.4Aqua · ΔE 10.6Cyan · ΔE 10.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E50C09
Analogous#09E57A, #0974E5
Triadic#E509E2, #E2E509
Split complementary#E50974, #E57A09
Tetradic#7A09E5, #E50C09, #74E509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEFCFC
Lighter +30%#8CF9FB
Lighter +20%#5BF6F9
Lighter +10%#2AF4F7
Darker −10%#07B2B4
Darker −20%#058183
Darker −30%#035152
Darker −40%#012021
More saturated +25%#00EBEE
Less saturated −25%#27C5C7

Channel breakdown

R9
G226
B229
Red9 (3.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue180.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.44%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G E2 · B E5

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