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Colour

#17899E

  • #17899E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#17899E is a cyan with RGB values 23, 137, 158 and HSL 189°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#17899E#17899E
HEX#17899E
RGBrgb(23, 137, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.5373, 0.6196
RGB percentages9%, 53.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(189.3, 74.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 85.4%, 62%)
CMYK85.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,542,558
CSS custom property--colour: #17899E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#E87661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A849Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#69789Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7Teal · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E2C17
Analogous#179E70, #17459E
Triadic#9E1789, #899E17
Split complementary#9E1745, #9E7017
Tetradic#70179E, #9E2C17, #459E17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92E1EF
Lighter +30%#65D4E9
Lighter +20%#39C8E2
Lighter +10%#1DB0CB
Darker −10%#116271
Darker −20%#0A3C45
Darker −30%#041518
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0099B5
Less saturated −25%#2E7987

Channel breakdown

R23
G137
B158
Red23 (9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue189.33°
Saturation (HSL)74.59%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 89 · B 9E

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