Recognised as Colour
#1D8989
- #1D8989
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#1D8989 is a cyan with RGB values 29, 137, 137 and HSL 180°, 65%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#1D8989#1D8989
HEX#1D8989
RGBrgb(29, 137, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.5373, 0.5373
RGB percentages11.4%, 53.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(180, 65.1%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 78.8%, 53.7%)
CMYK78.8%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,935,753
CSS custom property--colour: #1D8989;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#E27676
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#891D1D
Analogous#1D8953, #1D5389
Triadic#891D89, #89891D
Split complementary#891D53, #89531D
Tetradic#531D89, #891D1D, #53891D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R29
G137
B137
Red29 (11.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)65.06%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 1D · G 89 · B 89
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