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Recognised as Colour

#1B9480

  • #1B9480
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#1B9480 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 148, 128 and HSL 170°, 69%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#1B9480#1B9480
HEX#1B9480
RGBrgb(27, 148, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.5804, 0.502
RGB percentages10.6%, 58%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(170.1, 69.1%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 81.8%, 58%)
CMYK81.8%, 0%, 13.5%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,807,488
CSS custom property--colour: #1B9480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#E46B7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7F82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00968Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4Teal · ΔE 14.3Sea green · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#941B2F
Analogous#1B9443, #1B6C94
Triadic#801B94, #94801B
Split complementary#941B6C, #94431B
Tetradic#431B94, #941B2F, #6C941B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90EBDC
Lighter +30%#65E3CE
Lighter +20%#3ADBC0
Lighter +10%#23BFA5
Darker −10%#13695B
Darker −20%#0B3E35
Darker −30%#031310
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#05AA8F
Less saturated −25%#317E71

Channel breakdown

R27
G148
B128
Red27 (10.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue170.08°
Saturation (HSL)69.14%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G 94 · B 80

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