Recognised as Colour
#09FF9D
- #09FF9D
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#09FF9D is a cyan with RGB values 9, 255, 157 and HSL 156°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#09FF9D#09FF9D
HEX#09FF9D
RGBrgb(9, 255, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 1, 0.6157
RGB percentages3.5%, 100%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(156.1, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.1, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK96.5%, 0%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer655,261
CSS custom property--colour: #09FF9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#F60062
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF096B
Analogous#09FF22, #09E6FF
Triadic#9D09FF, #FF9D09
Split complementary#FF09E6, #FF2209
Tetradic#2209FF, #FF096B, #E6FF09
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G255
B157
Red9 (3.5%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue156.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G FF · B 9D
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