Recognised as Colour
#18889E
- #18889E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#18889E is a cyan with RGB values 24, 136, 158 and HSL 190°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#18889E#18889E
HEX#18889E
RGBrgb(24, 136, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.5333, 0.6196
RGB percentages9.4%, 53.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(189.9, 73.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 84.8%, 62%)
CMYK84.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,607,838
CSS custom property--colour: #18889E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#E77761
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E2E18
Analogous#189E71, #18459E
Triadic#9E1888, #889E18
Split complementary#9E1845, #9E7118
Tetradic#71189E, #9E2E18, #459E18
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G136
B158
Red24 (9.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue189.85°
Saturation (HSL)73.63%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 88 · B 9E
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