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Recognised as Colour

#1A97A1

  • #1A97A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#1A97A1 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 151, 161 and HSL 184°, 72%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#1A97A1#1A97A1
HEX#1A97A1
RGBrgb(26, 151, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.5922, 0.6314
RGB percentages10.2%, 59.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(184.4, 72.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 83.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK83.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,742,753
CSS custom property--colour: #1A97A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#E5685E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A90A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#7883A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.7Teal · ΔE 10.6Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 22Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1241A
Analogous#1AA168, #1A53A1
Triadic#A11A97, #97A11A
Split complementary#A11A53, #A1681A
Tetradic#681AA1, #A1241A, #53A11A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99E8EE
Lighter +30%#6DDEE7
Lighter +20%#41D4E0
Lighter +10%#21C0CD
Darker −10%#136E75
Darker −20%#0C4549
Darker −30%#051B1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03ABB8
Less saturated −25%#31838A

Channel breakdown

R26
G151
B161
Red26 (10.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue184.44°
Saturation (HSL)72.19%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G 97 · B A1

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