Recognised as Colour
#197B7B
- #197B7B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#197B7B is a cyan with RGB values 25, 123, 123 and HSL 180°, 66%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#197B7B#197B7B
HEX#197B7B
RGBrgb(25, 123, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4824, 0.4824
RGB percentages9.8%, 48.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(180, 66.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 79.7%, 48.2%)
CMYK79.7%, 0%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,670,011
CSS custom property--colour: #197B7B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#E68484
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B1919
Analogous#197B4A, #194A7B
Triadic#7B197B, #7B7B19
Split complementary#7B194A, #7B4A19
Tetradic#4A197B, #7B1919, #4A7B19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G123
B123
Red25 (9.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 7B · B 7B
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