Recognised as Colour
#1AB39F
- #1AB39F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#1AB39F is a cyan with RGB values 26, 179, 159 and HSL 172°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#1AB39F#1AB39F
HEX#1AB39F
RGBrgb(26, 179, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.702, 0.6235
RGB percentages10.2%, 70.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(172.2, 74.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 85.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK85.5%, 0%, 11.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,749,919
CSS custom property--colour: #1AB39F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#E54C60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B31A2E
Analogous#1AB352, #1A7BB3
Triadic#9F1AB3, #B39F1A
Split complementary#B31A7B, #B3521A
Tetradic#521AB3, #B31A2E, #7BB31A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R26
G179
B159
Red26 (10.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue172.16°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1A · G B3 · B 9F
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