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Recognised as Colour

#1AA2B2

  • #1AA2B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#1AA2B2 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 162, 178 and HSL 186°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#1AA2B2#1AA2B2
HEX#1AA2B2
RGBrgb(26, 162, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.6353, 0.698
RGB percentages10.2%, 63.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(186.3, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK85.4%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,745,586
CSS custom property--colour: #1AA2B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#E55D4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Teal · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B22A1A
Analogous#1AB276, #1A56B2
Triadic#B21AA2, #A2B21A
Split complementary#B21A56, #B2761A
Tetradic#761AB2, #B22A1A, #56B21A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6EAF2
Lighter +30%#79E0EC
Lighter +20%#4DD5E5
Lighter +10%#21CBDF
Darker −10%#137A86
Darker −20%#0D5159
Darker −30%#07292D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B6CC
Less saturated −25%#338E99

Channel breakdown

R26
G162
B178
Red26 (10.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue186.32°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G A2 · B B2

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