Recognised as Colour

#1CA3BD

#1CA3BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#1CA3BD is a cyan with RGB values 28, 163, 189 and HSL 190°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#1CA3BD#1CA3BD

HEX#1CA3BD

RGBrgb(28, 163, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.6392, 0.7412

RGB percentages11%, 63.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(189.7, 74.2%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 85.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK85.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,876,925

CSS custom property--colour: #1CA3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30115WCAG 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 7.02:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#E35C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#919EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 18 Sky blue · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 20.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD361C

Analogous#1CBD87, #1C52BD

Triadic#BD1CA3, #A3BD1C

Split complementary#BD1C52, #BD871C

Tetradic#871CBD, #BD361C, #52BD1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1E9F4

Lighter +30%#85DCED

Lighter +20%#59CFE6

Lighter +10%#2CC3E0

Darker −10%#157D91

Darker −20%#0F5664

Darker −30%#083038

Darker −40%#020A0B

More saturated +25%#01B5D8

Less saturated −25%#3791A2

Channel breakdown

R28

G163

B189

Red28 (11%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue189.69°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1C · G A3 · B BD

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Colour values

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