Colour
#809B9B
- #809B9B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#809B9B is a cyan with RGB values 128, 155, 155 and HSL 180°, 12%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#809B9B#809B9B
HEX#809B9B
RGBrgb(128, 155, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6078, 0.6078
RGB percentages50.2%, 60.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(180, 11.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 17.4%, 60.8%)
CMYK17.4%, 0%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,428,443
CSS custom property--colour: #809B9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7F6464
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B8080
Analogous#809B8E, #808E9B
Triadic#9B809B, #9B9B80
Split complementary#9B808E, #9B8E80
Tetradic#8E809B, #9B8080, #8E9B80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R128
G155
B155
Red128 (50.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)11.89%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 9B · B 9B
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