Recognised as Colour
#1586A0
- #1586A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#1586A0 is a cyan with RGB values 21, 134, 160 and HSL 191°, 77%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#1586A0#1586A0
HEX#1586A0
RGBrgb(21, 134, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.5255, 0.6275
RGB percentages8.2%, 52.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(191.2, 76.8%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 86.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK86.9%, 16.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,410,720
CSS custom property--colour: #1586A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#EA795F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A02F15
Analogous#15A074, #1541A0
Triadic#A01586, #86A015
Split complementary#A01541, #A07415
Tetradic#7415A0, #A02F15, #41A015
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G134
B160
Red21 (8.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue191.22°
Saturation (HSL)76.8%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 86 · B A0
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