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Recognised as Colour

#129EAD

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

#129EAD is a cyan with RGB values 18, 158, 173 and HSL 186°, 81%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#129EAD#129EAD
HEX#129EAD
RGBrgb(18, 158, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6196, 0.6784
RGB percentages7.1%, 62%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(185.8, 81.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 89.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK89.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,220,269
CSS custom property--colour: #129EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#ED6152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F97AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C89ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.5Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Teal · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD2112
Analogous#12AD6E, #1251AD
Triadic#AD129E, #9EAD12
Split complementary#AD1251, #AD6F12
Tetradic#6E12AD, #AD2112, #50AD12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97EBF4
Lighter +30%#69E2EF
Lighter +20%#3ADAEB
Lighter +10%#17C8DB
Darker −10%#0D747F
Darker −20%#084A51
Darker −30%#041F22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00ADBF
Less saturated −25%#2A8B95

Channel breakdown

R18
G158
B173
Red18 (7.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue185.81°
Saturation (HSL)81.15%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 9E · B AD

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