Colour
#198BAD
- #198BAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#198BAD is a cyan with RGB values 25, 139, 173 and HSL 194°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#198BAD#198BAD
HEX#198BAD
RGBrgb(25, 139, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5451, 0.6784
RGB percentages9.8%, 54.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(193.8, 74.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 85.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK85.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,674,157
CSS custom property--colour: #198BAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#E67452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD3B19
Analogous#19AD85, #1941AD
Triadic#AD198B, #8BAD19
Split complementary#AD1941, #AD8519
Tetradic#8519AD, #AD3B19, #41AD19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G139
B173
Red25 (9.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue193.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.75%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 8B · B AD
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