Recognised as Colour
#198DAE
- #198DAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#198DAE is a cyan with RGB values 25, 141, 174 and HSL 193°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#198DAE#198DAE
HEX#198DAE
RGBrgb(25, 141, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5529, 0.6824
RGB percentages9.8%, 55.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(193.3, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK85.6%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,674,670
CSS custom property--colour: #198DAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#E67251
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE3A19
Analogous#19AE84, #1943AE
Triadic#AE198D, #8DAE19
Split complementary#AE1943, #AE8419
Tetradic#8419AE, #AE3A19, #43AE19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G141
B174
Red25 (9.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue193.29°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 8D · B AE
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