Recognised as Colour
#017C79
- #017C79
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#017C79 is a cyan with RGB values 1, 124, 121 and HSL 179°, 98%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#017C79#017C79
HEX#017C79
RGBrgb(1, 124, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.4863, 0.4745
RGB percentages0.4%, 48.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(178.5, 98.4%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 99.2%, 48.6%)
CMYK99.2%, 0%, 2.4%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer97,401
CSS custom property--colour: #017C79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#FE8386
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C0104
Analogous#017C3B, #01427C
Triadic#79017C, #7C7901
Split complementary#7C0142, #7C3B01
Tetradic#3B017C, #7C0104, #427C01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G124
B121
Red1 (0.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue178.54°
Saturation (HSL)98.4%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 01 · G 7C · B 79
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