Recognised as Colour
#199FA2
- #199FA2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#199FA2 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 159, 162 and HSL 181°, 73%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#199FA2#199FA2
HEX#199FA2
RGBrgb(25, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages9.8%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(181.3, 73.3%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 84.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK84.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,679,266
CSS custom property--colour: #199FA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#E6605D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A21C19
Analogous#19A260, #195BA2
Triadic#A2199F, #9FA219
Split complementary#A2195B, #A26019
Tetradic#6019A2, #A21C19, #5BA219
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G159
B162
Red25 (9.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue181.31°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 9F · B A2
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