Recognised as Colour
#1998AF
- #1998AF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#1998AF is a cyan with RGB values 25, 152, 175 and HSL 189°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#1998AF#1998AF
HEX#1998AF
RGBrgb(25, 152, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.5961, 0.6863
RGB percentages9.8%, 59.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(189.2, 75%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 85.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK85.7%, 13.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,677,487
CSS custom property--colour: #1998AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#E66750
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF3019
Analogous#19AF7B, #194DAF
Triadic#AF1998, #98AF19
Split complementary#AF194D, #AF7B19
Tetradic#7B19AF, #AF3019, #4DAF19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G152
B175
Red25 (9.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue189.2°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 98 · B AF
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