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Recognised as Colour

#1896B6

  • #1896B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1896B6 is a cyan with RGB values 24, 150, 182 and HSL 192°, 77%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1896B6#1896B6
HEX#1896B6
RGBrgb(24, 150, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.5882, 0.7137
RGB percentages9.4%, 58.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(192.2, 76.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 86.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK86.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,611,446
CSS custom property--colour: #1896B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#E76949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8392B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F84B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2Teal · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B63818
Analogous#18B687, #1847B6
Triadic#B61896, #96B618
Split complementary#B61847, #B68718
Tetradic#8718B6, #B63818, #47B618

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7E4F3
Lighter +30%#7AD6ED
Lighter +20%#4DC8E7
Lighter +10%#1FBAE2
Darker −10%#127189
Darker −20%#0C4C5C
Darker −30%#06272F
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#00A4CE
Less saturated −25%#32879C

Channel breakdown

R24
G150
B182
Red24 (9.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue192.15°
Saturation (HSL)76.7%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 96 · B B6

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