Information about #009FAD color

#009FAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#009FAD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(0, 159, 173) — 0% red, 62.4% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 68 / 5 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#009FAD presents itself as a intensely saturated cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Strong Cyan (#00A8A8). Slightly further away sit Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8) and Bondi Blue (#0095B6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(0, 159, 173)), which gives #009FAD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #009FAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#009FAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#009FAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#009FAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#009FAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#009FAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#009FAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#AD0E00
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#AD6500
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#AD0048
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#00AD65
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#AD009F
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#9FAD00
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#0E00AD
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#AD0E00
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6500AD
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#AD0E00
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#48AD00
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Nearest named colors to #009FAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Manganese Blue color link
Manganese Blue

#03A89E

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Persian Green color link
Persian Green

#00A693

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

#009FAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#009FAD color image #009FAD color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#009FAD
  • RGB0, 159, 173
  • CMYK68, 5, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(0, 159, 173)
  • HSL185°, 100%, 34%
  • HSL Precise184.855°, 100%, 33.922%
  • HSV185°, 100%, 68%
  • HSB185°, 100%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.624, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.624, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.624, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID009FAD
  • DECIMAL ID40877
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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