Recognised as Colour
#169D9D
- #169D9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#169D9D is a cyan with RGB values 22, 157, 157 and HSL 180°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#169D9D#169D9D
HEX#169D9D
RGBrgb(22, 157, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6157, 0.6157
RGB percentages8.6%, 61.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(180, 75.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 86%, 61.6%)
CMYK86%, 0%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,141
CSS custom property--colour: #169D9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#E96262
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D1616
Analogous#169D5A, #165A9D
Triadic#9D169D, #9D9D16
Split complementary#9D165A, #9D5A16
Tetradic#5A169D, #9D1616, #5A9D16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G157
B157
Red22 (8.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)75.42%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9D · B 9D
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