Colour

#1AADC4

#1AADC4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#1AADC4 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 173, 196 and HSL 188°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#1AADC4

RGBrgb(26, 173, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.6784, 0.7686

RGB percentages10.2%, 67.8%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(188.1, 76.6%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 86.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK86.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,748,420

CSS custom property--colour: #1AADC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#E5523B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8697C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Sky blue · ΔE 19 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C4311A

Analogous#1AC486, #1A58C4

Triadic#C41AAD, #ADC41A

Split complementary#C41A58, #C4861A

Tetradic#861AC4, #C4311A, #58C41A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B5ECF5

Lighter +30%#88E1EF

Lighter +20%#5BD6E9

Lighter +10%#2ECBE3

Darker −10%#148597

Darker −20%#0E5E6A

Darker −30%#08363D

Darker −40%#020E10

More saturated +25%#00C0DE

Less saturated −25%#3699A8

Channel breakdown

R26

G173

B196

Red26 (10.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue188.12°

Saturation (HSL)76.58%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G AD · B C4

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