Recognised as Colour
#097979
- #097979
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#097979 is a cyan with RGB values 9, 121, 121 and HSL 180°, 86%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#097979#097979
HEX#097979
RGBrgb(9, 121, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4745, 0.4745
RGB percentages3.5%, 47.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(180, 86.2%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 92.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK92.6%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer620,921
CSS custom property--colour: #097979;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#F68686
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#790909
Analogous#097941, #094179
Triadic#790979, #797909
Split complementary#790941, #794109
Tetradic#410979, #790909, #417909
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G121
B121
Red9 (3.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)86.15%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 79 · B 79
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