Recognised as Colour
#409A9F
- #409A9F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#409A9F is a cyan with RGB values 64, 154, 159 and HSL 183°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#409A9F#409A9F
HEX#409A9F
RGBrgb(64, 154, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6039, 0.6235
RGB percentages25.1%, 60.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(183.2, 42.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 59.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK59.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,233,887
CSS custom property--colour: #409A9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#BF6560
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F4540
Analogous#409F74, #406B9F
Triadic#9F409A, #9A9F40
Split complementary#9F406B, #9F7440
Tetradic#74409F, #9F4540, #6B9F40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G154
B159
Red64 (25.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue183.16°
Saturation (HSL)42.6%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 9A · B 9F
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