Recognised as Colour
#198B97
- #198B97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#198B97 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 139, 151 and HSL 186°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#198B97#198B97
HEX#198B97
RGBrgb(25, 139, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5451, 0.5922
RGB percentages9.8%, 54.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(185.7, 71.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 83.4%, 59.2%)
CMYK83.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,674,135
CSS custom property--colour: #198B97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#E67468
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972519
Analogous#199764, #194C97
Triadic#97198B, #8B9719
Split complementary#97194C, #976419
Tetradic#641997, #972519, #4C9719
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G139
B151
Red25 (9.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue185.71°
Saturation (HSL)71.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 8B · B 97
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