Colour

#609E7F

#609E7F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#609E7F is a cyan with RGB values 96, 158, 127 and HSL 150°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#609E7F#609E7F

HEX#609E7F

RGBrgb(96, 158, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6196, 0.498

RGB percentages37.6%, 62%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(150, 24.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150, 39.2%, 62%)

CMYK39.2%, 0%, 19.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,332,031

CSS custom property--colour: #609E7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#9F6180

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C967Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#928F81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#519E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7 Sea green · ΔE 18.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19 Light seagreen · ΔE 20 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9E607F

Analogous#609E60, #609E9E

Triadic#7F609E, #9E7F60

Split complementary#9E609E, #9E6060

Tetradic#60609E, #9E607F, #9E9E60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFEBE5

Lighter +30%#BFD8CC

Lighter +20%#9FC5B2

Lighter +10%#7FB299

Darker −10%#4D7E66

Darker −20%#395F4C

Darker −30%#263F33

Darker −40%#131F19

More saturated +25%#40BE7F

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R96

G158

B127

Red96 (37.6%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue150°

Saturation (HSL)24.41%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 60 · G 9E · B 7F

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Colour values

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