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Recognised as Colour

#1EC9C5

  • #1EC9C5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#1EC9C5 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 201, 197 and HSL 179°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#1EC9C5#1EC9C5
HEX#1EC9C5
RGBrgb(30, 201, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.7882, 0.7725
RGB percentages11.8%, 78.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(178.6, 74%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 85.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK85.1%, 0%, 2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,017,733
CSS custom property--colour: #1EC9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#E1363A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBEC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AEC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.5Light seagreen · ΔE 8.9Turquoise · ΔE 10.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Aqua · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C91E22
Analogous#1EC970, #1E78C9
Triadic#C51EC9, #C9C51E
Split complementary#C91E78, #C9701E
Tetradic#6F1EC9, #C91E22, #77C91E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEF5F4
Lighter +30%#91EFEC
Lighter +20%#65E8E5
Lighter +10%#39E1DD
Darker −10%#179D9A
Darker −20%#11706E
Darker −30%#0A4443
Darker −40%#041717
More saturated +25%#01E6E1
Less saturated −25%#3BACA9

Channel breakdown

R30
G201
B197
Red30 (11.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue178.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1E · G C9 · B C5

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