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Colour

#009794

  • #009794
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#009794 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 151, 148 and HSL 179°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#009794#009794
HEX#009794
RGBrgb(0, 151, 148)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5922, 0.5804
RGB percentages0%, 59.2%, 58%
HSLhsl(178.8, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 2%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer38,804
CSS custom property--colour: #009794;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FF686B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8F94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8295no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.1Teal · ΔE 9.3Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#970003
Analogous#009749, #004E97
Triadic#940097, #979400
Split complementary#97004E, #974900
Tetradic#490097, #970003, #4E9700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64FFFC
Lighter +30%#31FFFB
Lighter +20%#00FDF8
Lighter +10%#00CAC6
Darker −10%#006462
Darker −20%#003130
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009794
Less saturated −25%#138482

Channel breakdown

R0
G151
B148
Red0 (0%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue178.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 97 · B 94

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