Recognised as Colour
#169A88
- #169A88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#169A88 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 154, 136 and HSL 172°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#169A88#169A88
HEX#169A88
RGBrgb(22, 154, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6039, 0.5333
RGB percentages8.6%, 60.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(171.8, 75%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 85.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK85.7%, 0%, 11.7%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,481,352
CSS custom property--colour: #169A88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#E96577
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A1628
Analogous#169A46, #166A9A
Triadic#88169A, #9A8816
Split complementary#9A166A, #9A4616
Tetradic#46169A, #9A1628, #6A9A16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G154
B136
Red22 (8.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue171.82°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9A · B 88
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