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Colour

#009598

  • #009598
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009598 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 149, 152 and HSL 181°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009598#009598
HEX#009598
RGBrgb(0, 149, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5843, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 58.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(181.2, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,296
CSS custom property--colour: #009598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF6A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#788099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 4.2Teal · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#980300
Analogous#00984F, #004998
Triadic#980095, #959800
Split complementary#980049, #984F00
Tetradic#4F0098, #980300, #499800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#65FCFF
Lighter +30%#32FBFF
Lighter +20%#00F9FE
Lighter +10%#00C7CB
Darker −10%#006365
Darker −20%#003132
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009598
Less saturated −25%#138385

Channel breakdown

R0
G149
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue181.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 95 · B 98

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