Colour
#609D9C
- #609D9C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#609D9C is a cyan with RGB values 96, 157, 156 and HSL 179°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#609D9C#609D9C
HEX#609D9C
RGBrgb(96, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages37.6%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(179, 24.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179, 38.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,331,804
CSS custom property--colour: #609D9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9F6263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D6061
Analogous#609D7E, #607F9D
Triadic#9C609D, #9D9C60
Split complementary#9D6080, #9D7E60
Tetradic#7E609D, #9D6061, #7F9D60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G157
B156
Red96 (37.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue179.02°
Saturation (HSL)24.11%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9D · B 9C
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