Recognised as Colour
#069797
- #069797
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#069797 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 151, 151 and HSL 180°, 92%, 31%. 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
#069797#069797
HEX#069797
RGBrgb(6, 151, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5922, 0.5922
RGB percentages2.4%, 59.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(180, 92.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 96%, 59.2%)
CMYK96%, 0%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer432,023
CSS custom property--colour: #069797;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#F96868
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#970606
Analogous#06974F, #064F97
Triadic#970697, #979706
Split complementary#97064F, #974F06
Tetradic#4F0697, #970606, #4F9706
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R6
G151
B151
Red6 (2.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)92.36%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 97 · B 97
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