Recognised as Colour
#009492
- #009492
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#009492 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 148, 146 and HSL 179°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#009492#009492
HEX#009492
RGBrgb(0, 148, 146)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5804, 0.5725
RGB percentages0%, 58%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(179.2, 100%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 100%, 58%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 1.4%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,034
CSS custom property--colour: #009492;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FF6B6D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#940002
Analogous#009448, #004C94
Triadic#920094, #949200
Split complementary#94004C, #944800
Tetradic#480094, #940002, #4C9400
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G148
B146
Red0 (0%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue179.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 94 · B 92
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