Recognised as Colour

#1BA1BD

#1BA1BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#1BA1BD is a cyan with RGB values 27, 161, 189 and HSL 190°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#1BA1BD#1BA1BD

HEX#1BA1BD

RGBrgb(27, 161, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.6314, 0.7412

RGB percentages10.6%, 63.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(190.4, 75%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 85.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK85.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,810,877

CSS custom property--colour: #1BA1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#E45E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8 Sky blue · ΔE 20.3 Teal · ΔE 20.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD371B

Analogous#1BBD88, #1B50BD

Triadic#BD1BA1, #A1BD1B

Split complementary#BD1B50, #BD881B

Tetradic#881BBD, #BD371B, #50BD1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0E8F4

Lighter +30%#84DBED

Lighter +20%#57CEE7

Lighter +10%#2AC1E1

Darker −10%#157B90

Darker −20%#0E5564

Darker −30%#082F37

Darker −40%#02090A

More saturated +25%#00B3D8

Less saturated −25%#368FA2

Channel breakdown

R27

G161

B189

Red27 (10.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue190.37°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G A1 · B BD

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