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Recognised as Colour

#1BA2C2

  • #1BA2C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#1BA2C2 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 162, 194 and HSL 191°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#1BA2C2#1BA2C2
HEX#1BA2C2
RGBrgb(27, 162, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.6353, 0.7608
RGB percentages10.6%, 63.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(191.5, 75.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 86.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK86.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,811,138
CSS custom property--colour: #1BA2C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#E45D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#798EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C23B1B
Analogous#1BC28E, #1B4FC2
Triadic#C21BA2, #A2C21B
Split complementary#C21B4F, #C28E1B
Tetradic#8E1BC2, #C23B1B, #4EC21B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4E8F5
Lighter +30%#88DBEE
Lighter +20%#5BCDE8
Lighter +10%#2EBFE2
Darker −10%#157D95
Darker −20%#0F5768
Darker −30%#08323C
Darker −40%#020C0F
More saturated +25%#00B3DD
Less saturated −25%#3791A6

Channel breakdown

R27
G162
B194
Red27 (10.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue191.5°
Saturation (HSL)75.57%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G A2 · B C2

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