Colour
#199BAF
- #199BAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#199BAF is a cyan with RGB values 25, 155, 175 and HSL 188°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#199BAF#199BAF
HEX#199BAF
RGBrgb(25, 155, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.6078, 0.6863
RGB percentages9.8%, 60.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(188, 75%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 85.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK85.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,678,255
CSS custom property--colour: #199BAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#E66450
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF2D19
Analogous#19AF78, #1950AF
Triadic#AF199B, #9BAF19
Split complementary#AF1950, #AF7819
Tetradic#7819AF, #AF2D19, #50AF19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G155
B175
Red25 (9.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 9B · B AF
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