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Colour

#009966

  • #009966
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#009966 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 153, 102 and HSL 160°, 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

#009966#009966
HEX#009966
HEX (short)#096
RGBrgb(0, 153, 102)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6, 0.4
RGB percentages0%, 60%, 40%
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 100%, 60%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 33.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,270
CSS custom property--colour: #009966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 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#757575
Inverted#FF6699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978C63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#878169no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00988Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 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

Sea green · ΔE 8.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.4Light seagreen · ΔE 27.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.2Forest green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#990033
Analogous#009919, #008099
Triadic#660099, #996600
Split complementary#99007F, #991900
Tetradic#1A0099, #990033, #7F9900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66FFCC
Lighter +30%#33FFBB
Lighter +20%#00FFAA
Lighter +10%#00CC88
Darker −10%#006644
Darker −20%#003322
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009966
Less saturated −25%#138660

Channel breakdown

R0
G153
B102
Red0 (0%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 99 · B 66

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