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Recognised as Colour

#009863

  • #009863
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#009863 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 152, 99 and HSL 159°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#009863#009863
HEX#009863
RGBrgb(0, 152, 99)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5961, 0.3882
RGB percentages0%, 59.6%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(159.1, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 34.9%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,011
CSS custom property--colour: #009863;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FF679C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#878067no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00978Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.3Forest green · ΔE 27Light seagreen · ΔE 28.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#980035
Analogous#009817, #008198
Triadic#630098, #986300
Split complementary#980081, #981700
Tetradic#170098, #980035, #819800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#65FFC9
Lighter +30%#32FFB8
Lighter +20%#00FEA5
Lighter +10%#00CB84
Darker −10%#006542
Darker −20%#003221
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009863
Less saturated −25%#13855D

Channel breakdown

R0
G152
B99
Red0 (0%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue159.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 98 · B 63

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