Recognised as Colour
#1EA3BA
- #1EA3BA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#1EA3BA is a cyan with RGB values 30, 163, 186 and HSL 189°, 72%, 42%. 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
#1EA3BA#1EA3BA
HEX#1EA3BA
RGBrgb(30, 163, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.6392, 0.7294
RGB percentages11.8%, 63.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(188.8, 72.2%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 83.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK83.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,007,994
CSS custom property--colour: #1EA3BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#E15C45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA351E
Analogous#1EBA83, #1E55BA
Triadic#BA1EA3, #A3BA1E
Split complementary#BA1E55, #BA831E
Tetradic#831EBA, #BA351E, #55BA1E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G163
B186
Red30 (11.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue188.85°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G A3 · B BA
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