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Recognised as Colour

#1995AA

  • #1995AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#1995AA is a cyan with RGB values 25, 149, 170 and HSL 189°, 74%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#1995AA#1995AA
HEX#1995AA
RGBrgb(25, 149, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5843, 0.6667
RGB percentages9.8%, 58.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(188.7, 74.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 85.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK85.3%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,676,714
CSS custom property--colour: #1995AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#E66A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8590ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7382AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Teal · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA2E19
Analogous#19AA77, #194CAA
Triadic#AA1995, #95AA19
Split complementary#AA194C, #AA7719
Tetradic#7719AA, #AA2E19, #4CAA19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EE5F1
Lighter +30%#72D9EA
Lighter +20%#45CDE4
Lighter +10%#20BCD6
Darker −10%#126E7E
Darker −20%#0C4751
Darker −30%#052025
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#01A6C2
Less saturated −25%#318492

Channel breakdown

R25
G149
B170
Red25 (9.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue188.69°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 95 · B AA

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