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Recognised as Colour

#1199AB

  • #1199AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#1199AB is a cyan with RGB values 17, 153, 171 and HSL 187°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#1199AB#1199AB
HEX#1199AB
RGBrgb(17, 153, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.6, 0.6706
RGB percentages6.7%, 60%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(187, 81.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 90.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK90.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,153,451
CSS custom property--colour: #1199AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#EE6654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A93ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#7785ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A19Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Teal · ΔE 14.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB2311
Analogous#11AB70, #114CAB
Triadic#AB1199, #99AB11
Split complementary#AB114C, #AB7011
Tetradic#7011AB, #AB2311, #4CAB11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94E9F4
Lighter +30%#65E0F0
Lighter +20%#37D6EB
Lighter +10%#16C3D9
Darker −10%#0C6F7D
Darker −20%#08464E
Darker −30%#031C20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A6BC
Less saturated −25%#298793

Channel breakdown

R17
G153
B171
Red17 (6.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue187.01°
Saturation (HSL)81.91%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 99 · B AB

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