Recognised as Colour
#0199BF
- #0199BF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#0199BF is a cyan with RGB values 1, 153, 191 and HSL 192°, 99%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#0199BF#0199BF
HEX#0199BF
RGBrgb(1, 153, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.6, 0.749
RGB percentages0.4%, 60%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(192, 99%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 99.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK99.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer104,895
CSS custom property--colour: #0199BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#FE6640
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF2701
Analogous#01BF86, #013ABF
Triadic#BF0199, #99BF01
Split complementary#BF013A, #BF8601
Tetradic#8601BF, #BF2701, #3ABF01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G153
B191
Red1 (0.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)98.96%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 99 · B BF
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