Recognised as Colour
#13A5BF
- #13A5BF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#13A5BF is a cyan with RGB values 19, 165, 191 and HSL 189°, 82%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#13A5BF#13A5BF
HEX#13A5BF
RGBrgb(19, 165, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0745, 0.6471, 0.749
RGB percentages7.5%, 64.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(189.1, 81.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 90.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK90.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,287,615
CSS custom property--colour: #13A5BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#EC5A40
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF2D13
Analogous#13BF83, #134FBF
Triadic#BF13A5, #A5BF13
Split complementary#BF134F, #BF8313
Tetradic#8313BF, #BF2D13, #4FBF13
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R19
G165
B191
Red19 (7.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue189.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 13 · G A5 · B BF
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