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Colour

#129CAE

  • #129CAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#129CAE is a cyan with RGB values 18, 156, 174 and HSL 187°, 81%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#129CAE#129CAE
HEX#129CAE
RGBrgb(18, 156, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6118, 0.6824
RGB percentages7.1%, 61.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(186.9, 81.3%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 89.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK89.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,219,758
CSS custom property--colour: #129CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#ED6351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C96AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7988AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Teal · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE2412
Analogous#12AE72, #124EAE
Triadic#AE129C, #9CAE12
Split complementary#AE124E, #AE7212
Tetradic#7212AE, #AE2412, #4EAE12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98EAF4
Lighter +30%#69E0F0
Lighter +20%#3BD7EB
Lighter +10%#17C5DC
Darker −10%#0D7380
Darker −20%#084952
Darker −30%#042023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00AAC0
Less saturated −25%#2A8A96

Channel breakdown

R18
G156
B174
Red18 (7.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue186.92°
Saturation (HSL)81.25%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 9C · B AE

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