Recognised as Colour
#09F3EA
- #09F3EA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#09F3EA is a cyan with RGB values 9, 243, 234 and HSL 178°, 93%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#09F3EA#09F3EA
HEX#09F3EA
RGBrgb(9, 243, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.9529, 0.9176
RGB percentages3.5%, 95.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(177.7, 92.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 96.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK96.3%, 0%, 3.7%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer652,266
CSS custom property--colour: #09F3EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#F60C15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F30912
Analogous#09F375, #0987F3
Triadic#EA09F3, #F3EA09
Split complementary#F30987, #F37509
Tetradic#7509F3, #F30912, #87F309
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G243
B234
Red9 (3.5%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue177.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G F3 · B EA
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