Recognised as Colour
#11987F
- #11987F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#11987F is a cyan with RGB values 17, 152, 127 and HSL 169°, 80%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#11987F#11987F
HEX#11987F
RGBrgb(17, 152, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.5961, 0.498
RGB percentages6.7%, 59.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(168.9, 79.9%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 88.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK88.8%, 0%, 16.4%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,153,151
CSS custom property--colour: #11987F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#EE6780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98112A
Analogous#11983C, #116D98
Triadic#7F1198, #987F11
Split complementary#98116D, #983C11
Tetradic#3B1198, #98112A, #6D9811
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G152
B127
Red17 (6.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue168.89°
Saturation (HSL)79.88%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 11 · G 98 · B 7F
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