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Recognised as Colour

#1AB2C6

  • #1AB2C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#1AB2C6 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 178, 198 and HSL 187°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#1AB2C6#1AB2C6
HEX#1AB2C6
RGBrgb(26, 178, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.698, 0.7765
RGB percentages10.2%, 69.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(187, 76.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 86.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK86.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,749,702
CSS custom property--colour: #1AB2C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#E54D39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ABC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C62E1A
Analogous#1AC684, #1A5CC6
Triadic#C61AB2, #B2C61A
Split complementary#C61A5C, #C6841A
Tetradic#841AC6, #C62E1A, #5CC61A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7EEF5
Lighter +30%#89E4F0
Lighter +20%#5CD9EA
Lighter +10%#2FCFE4
Darker −10%#148999
Darker −20%#0E616C
Darker −30%#08383F
Darker −40%#021012
More saturated +25%#00C6E0
Less saturated −25%#369DAA

Channel breakdown

R26
G178
B198
Red26 (10.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue186.98°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1A · G B2 · B C6

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