Recognised as Colour
#1E96A2
- #1E96A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#1E96A2 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 150, 162 and HSL 185°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#1E96A2#1E96A2
HEX#1E96A2
RGBrgb(30, 150, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.5882, 0.6353
RGB percentages11.8%, 58.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(185.5, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK81.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,004,642
CSS custom property--colour: #1E96A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#E1695D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A22A1E
Analogous#1EA26C, #1E54A2
Triadic#A21E96, #96A21E
Split complementary#A21E54, #A26C1E
Tetradic#6C1EA2, #A22A1E, #54A21E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G150
B162
Red30 (11.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 96 · B A2
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