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Recognised as Colour

#009977

  • #009977
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#009977 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 153, 119 and HSL 167°, 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 Sea green.

Colour values

#009977#009977
HEX#009977
HEX (short)#097
RGBrgb(0, 153, 119)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6, 0.4667
RGB percentages0%, 60%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(166.7, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 100%, 60%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 22.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,287
CSS custom property--colour: #009977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF6688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948E75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#848279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20Dark cyan · ΔE 21.5Teal · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#990022
Analogous#00992A, #006F99
Triadic#770099, #997700
Split complementary#99006F, #992A00
Tetradic#2A0099, #990022, #6F9900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66FFDD
Lighter +30%#33FFD2
Lighter +20%#00FFC6
Lighter +10%#00CC9F
Darker −10%#00664F
Darker −20%#003328
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009977
Less saturated −25%#13866C

Channel breakdown

R0
G153
B119
Red0 (0%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 99 · B 77

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