Recognised as Colour
#009080
- #009080
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009080 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 144, 128 and HSL 173°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#009080#009080
HEX#009080
RGBrgb(0, 144, 128)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5647, 0.502
RGB percentages0%, 56.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(173.3, 100%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 100%, 56.5%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 11.1%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,992
CSS custom property--colour: #009080;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FF6F7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#900010
Analogous#009038, #005890
Triadic#800090, #908000
Split complementary#900058, #903800
Tetradic#380090, #900010, #589000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G144
B128
Red0 (0%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 90 · B 80
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