Recognised as Colour
#1E7990
- #1E7990
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#1E7990 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 121, 144 and HSL 192°, 66%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#1E7990#1E7990
HEX#1E7990
RGBrgb(30, 121, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.4745, 0.5647
RGB percentages11.8%, 47.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(192.1, 65.5%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 79.2%, 56.5%)
CMYK79.2%, 16%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,997,200
CSS custom property--colour: #1E7990;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#E1866F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90351E
Analogous#1E906E, #1E4090
Triadic#901E79, #79901E
Split complementary#901E40, #906E1E
Tetradic#6E1E90, #90351E, #40901E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G121
B144
Red30 (11.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue192.11°
Saturation (HSL)65.52%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 79 · B 90
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