Recognised as Colour
#09EEED
- #09EEED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#09EEED is a cyan with RGB values 9, 238, 237 and HSL 180°, 93%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#09EEED#09EEED
HEX#09EEED
RGBrgb(9, 238, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.9333, 0.9294
RGB percentages3.5%, 93.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(179.7, 92.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.7, 96.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK96.2%, 0%, 0.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer650,989
CSS custom property--colour: #09EEED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#F61112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EE090A
Analogous#09EE7B, #097DEE
Triadic#ED09EE, #EEED09
Split complementary#EE097D, #EE7B09
Tetradic#7A09EE, #EE090A, #7CEE09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G238
B237
Red9 (3.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue179.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.71%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G EE · B ED
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