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Recognised as Colour

#1BDEB3

  • #1BDEB3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#1BDEB3 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 222, 179 and HSL 167°, 78%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#1BDEB3#1BDEB3
HEX#1BDEB3
RGBrgb(27, 222, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.8706, 0.702
RGB percentages10.6%, 87.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(166.8, 78.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.8, 87.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK87.8%, 0%, 19.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,826,483
CSS custom property--colour: #1BDEB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#E4214C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BEB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 15.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.2Turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 24Light seagreen · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE1B46
Analogous#1BDE51, #1BA8DE
Triadic#B31BDE, #DEB31B
Split complementary#DE1BA8, #DE521B
Tetradic#511BDE, #DE1B46, #A7DE1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCF9EF
Lighter +30%#9FF3E1
Lighter +20%#71EED2
Lighter +10%#44E8C4
Darker −10%#15B18E
Darker −20%#10836A
Darker −30%#0A5645
Darker −40%#052820
More saturated +25%#00F9C2
Less saturated −25%#3ABFA2

Channel breakdown

R27
G222
B179
Red27 (10.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue166.77°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G DE · B B3

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