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Recognised as Colour

#179FA2

  • #179FA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#179FA2 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 159, 162 and HSL 181°, 75%, 36%. 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

#179FA2#179FA2
HEX#179FA2
RGBrgb(23, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages9%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(181.3, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK85.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,548,194
CSS custom property--colour: #179FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#E8605D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9397A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#818AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.7Light seagreen · ΔE 9.8Teal · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A21A17
Analogous#17A25F, #1759A2
Triadic#A2179F, #9FA217
Split complementary#A21759, #A26017
Tetradic#6017A2, #A21A17, #5AA217

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95EEF0
Lighter +30%#68E7EA
Lighter +20%#3CE0E3
Lighter +10%#1DCBCF
Darker −10%#117375
Darker −20%#0A4749
Darker −30%#041C1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B5B9
Less saturated −25%#2E898B

Channel breakdown

R23
G159
B162
Red23 (9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue181.29°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 9F · B A2

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