Recognised as Colour
#10A6AF
- #10A6AF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#10A6AF is a cyan with RGB values 16, 166, 175 and HSL 183°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#10A6AF#10A6AF
HEX#10A6AF
RGBrgb(16, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages6.3%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(183.4, 83.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 90.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK90.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,091,247
CSS custom property--colour: #10A6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#EF5950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF1910
Analogous#10AF69, #1056AF
Triadic#AF10A6, #A6AF10
Split complementary#AF1056, #AF6910
Tetradic#6910AF, #AF1910, #56AF10
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R16
G166
B175
Red16 (6.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue183.4°
Saturation (HSL)83.25%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G A6 · B AF
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