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Recognised as Colour

#093938

  • #093938
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#093938 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 57, 56 and HSL 179°, 73%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#093938#093938
HEX#093938
RGBrgb(9, 57, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.2235, 0.2196
RGB percentages3.5%, 22.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(178.8, 72.7%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 84.2%, 22.4%)
CMYK84.2%, 0%, 1.8%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer604,472
CSS custom property--colour: #093938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#F6C6C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353638no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3138no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#003B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.8Black · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Teal · ΔE 30.6Dark cyan · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39090A
Analogous#093920, #092239
Triadic#380939, #393809
Split complementary#390922, #392009
Tetradic#200939, #39090A, #223909

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#30DEDB
Lighter +30%#1EBDBA
Lighter +20%#17918F
Lighter +10%#106563
Darker −10%#020D0D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#014140
Less saturated −25%#113130

Channel breakdown

R9
G57
B56
Red9 (3.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue178.75°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G 39 · B 38

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