Colour
#009178
- #009178
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009178 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 145, 120 and HSL 170°, 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
#009178#009178
HEX#009178
RGBrgb(0, 145, 120)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5686, 0.4706
RGB percentages0%, 56.9%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(169.7, 100%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 100%, 56.9%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 17.2%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer37,240
CSS custom property--colour: #009178;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#FF6E87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#910019
Analogous#00912F, #006291
Triadic#780091, #917800
Split complementary#910062, #912F00
Tetradic#2F0091, #910019, #629100
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G145
B120
Red0 (0%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue169.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 91 · B 78
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