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Colour

#126D79

  • #126D79
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#126D79 is a cyan with RGB values 18, 109, 121 and HSL 187°, 74%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#126D79#126D79
HEX#126D79
RGBrgb(18, 109, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4275, 0.4745
RGB percentages7.1%, 42.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(187, 74.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 85.1%, 47.5%)
CMYK85.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,207,673
CSS custom property--colour: #126D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#ED9286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62697Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#555F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.9Dark cyan · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#791E12
Analogous#127951, #123A79
Triadic#79126D, #6D7912
Split complementary#79123A, #795112
Tetradic#511279, #791E12, #3A7912

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6EDBE9
Lighter +30%#41D0E3
Lighter +20%#1FBDD2
Lighter +10%#1995A5
Darker −10%#0B454D
Darker −20%#051D20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#017A8A
Less saturated −25%#236068

Channel breakdown

R18
G109
B121
Red18 (7.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue186.99°
Saturation (HSL)74.1%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6D · B 79

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