Recognised as Colour
#09FAC4
- #09FAC4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#09FAC4 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 250, 196 and HSL 167°, 96%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#09FAC4#09FAC4
HEX#09FAC4
RGBrgb(9, 250, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.9804, 0.7686
RGB percentages3.5%, 98%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(166.6, 96%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.6, 96.4%, 98%)
CMYK96.4%, 0%, 21.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer654,020
CSS custom property--colour: #09FAC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#F6053B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA093F
Analogous#09FA4C, #09B7FA
Triadic#C409FA, #FAC409
Split complementary#FA09B8, #FA4C09
Tetradic#4B09FA, #FA093F, #B7FA09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G250
B196
Red9 (3.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue166.56°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G FA · B C4
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