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Recognised as Colour

#198F9A

  • #198F9A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#198F9A is a cyan with RGB values 25, 143, 154 and HSL 185°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#198F9A#198F9A
HEX#198F9A
RGBrgb(25, 143, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5608, 0.6039
RGB percentages9.8%, 56.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(185.1, 72.1%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 83.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK83.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,675,162
CSS custom property--colour: #198F9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#E67065

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82899Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#717C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.4Teal · ΔE 8.9Cadetblue · ΔE 12Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A2419
Analogous#199A64, #194F9A
Triadic#9A198F, #8F9A19
Split complementary#9A194F, #9A6419
Tetradic#64199A, #9A2419, #4F9A19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92E5ED
Lighter +30%#66DBE6
Lighter +20%#3AD1DF
Lighter +10%#20B8C6
Darker −10%#12666E
Darker −20%#0B3E42
Darker −30%#041516
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03A2B0
Less saturated −25%#2F7C84

Channel breakdown

R25
G143
B154
Red25 (9.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue185.12°
Saturation (HSL)72.07%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 8F · B 9A

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