Colour
#169FB4
- #169FB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#169FB4 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 159, 180 and HSL 188°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#169FB4#169FB4
HEX#169FB4
RGBrgb(22, 159, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6235, 0.7059
RGB percentages8.6%, 62.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(188, 78.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 87.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK87.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,676
CSS custom property--colour: #169FB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#E9604B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B42B16
Analogous#16B47A, #1650B4
Triadic#B4169F, #9FB416
Split complementary#B41650, #B47A16
Tetradic#7A16B4, #B42B16, #50B416
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G159
B180
Red22 (8.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue187.97°
Saturation (HSL)78.22%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9F · B B4
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