Colour
#199E9D
- #199E9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#199E9D is a cyan with RGB values 25, 158, 157 and HSL 180°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#199E9D#199E9D
HEX#199E9D
RGBrgb(25, 158, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.6196, 0.6157
RGB percentages9.8%, 62%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(179.5, 72.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.5, 84.2%, 62%)
CMYK84.2%, 0%, 0.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,679,005
CSS custom property--colour: #199E9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#E66162
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E191A
Analogous#199E5A, #195D9E
Triadic#9D199E, #9E9D19
Split complementary#9E195D, #9E5A19
Tetradic#5A199E, #9E191A, #5D9E19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G158
B157
Red25 (9.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue179.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 19 · G 9E · B 9D
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