Recognised as Colour
#169FA5
- #169FA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#169FA5 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 159, 165 and HSL 183°, 76%, 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
#169FA5#169FA5
HEX#169FA5
RGBrgb(22, 159, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6235, 0.6471
RGB percentages8.6%, 62.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(182.5, 76.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 86.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK86.7%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,661
CSS custom property--colour: #169FA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#E9605A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A51C16
Analogous#16A564, #1657A5
Triadic#A5169F, #9FA516
Split complementary#A51657, #A56416
Tetradic#6416A5, #A51C16, #57A516
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G159
B165
Red22 (8.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue182.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9F · B A5
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page