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Colour

#179E6A

  • #179E6A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#179E6A is a cyan with RGB values 23, 158, 106 and HSL 157°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#179E6A#179E6A
HEX#179E6A
RGBrgb(23, 158, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6196, 0.4157
RGB percentages9%, 62%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(156.9, 74.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.9, 85.4%, 62%)
CMYK85.4%, 0%, 32.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,547,882
CSS custom property--colour: #179E6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#E86195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9167no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D866Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#009D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 9.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.9Light seagreen · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E174B
Analogous#179E27, #178E9E
Triadic#6A179E, #9E6A17
Split complementary#9E178E, #9E2717
Tetradic#27179E, #9E174B, #8E9E17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92EFCB
Lighter +30%#65E9B6
Lighter +20%#39E2A1
Lighter +10%#1DCB88
Darker −10%#11714C
Darker −20%#0A452E
Darker −30%#041810
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B56F
Less saturated −25%#2E8765

Channel breakdown

R23
G158
B106
Red23 (9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue156.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.59%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 9E · B 6A

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