Recognised as Colour

#1BB0BF

#1BB0BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#1BB0BF is a cyan with RGB values 27, 176, 191 and HSL 185°, 75%, 43%. 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

#1BB0BF#1BB0BF

HEX#1BB0BF

RGBrgb(27, 176, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.6902, 0.749

RGB percentages10.6%, 69%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(185.5, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK85.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,814,719

CSS custom property--colour: #1BB0BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#E44F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A9C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B99BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.3 Teal · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF2A1B

Analogous#1BBF7C, #1B5EBF

Triadic#BF1BB0, #B0BF1B

Split complementary#BF1B5E, #BF7C1B

Tetradic#7C1BBF, #BF2A1B, #5EBF1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2EEF4

Lighter +30%#85E4EE

Lighter +20%#59DAE7

Lighter +10%#2CD1E1

Darker −10%#158792

Darker −20%#0E5E66

Darker −30%#083439

Darker −40%#020B0C

More saturated +25%#00C6DA

Less saturated −25%#369AA4

Channel breakdown

R27

G176

B191

Red27 (10.6%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue185.49°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1B · G B0 · B BF

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