Colour
#1B6970
- #1B6970
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#1B6970 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 105, 112 and HSL 185°, 61%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#1B6970#1B6970
HEX#1B6970
RGBrgb(27, 105, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.4118, 0.4392
RGB percentages10.6%, 41.2%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(184.9, 61.2%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 75.9%, 43.9%)
CMYK75.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,796,464
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#E4968F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70221B
Analogous#1B704D, #1B3E70
Triadic#701B69, #69701B
Split complementary#701B3E, #704C1B
Tetradic#4D1B70, #70221B, #3F701B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G105
B112
Red27 (10.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue184.94°
Saturation (HSL)61.15%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 69 · B 70
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