Recognised as Colour

#209AAB

#209AAB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark cyan

#209AAB is a cyan with RGB values 32, 154, 171 and HSL 187°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#209AAB#209AAB

HEX#209AAB

RGBrgb(32, 154, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.6039, 0.6706

RGB percentages12.5%, 60.4%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(187.3, 68.5%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 81.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK81.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,136,747

CSS custom property--colour: #209AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#DF6554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B94ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7987ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A29Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12 Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5 Teal · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.6 Sky blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB3120

Analogous#20AB76, #2055AB

Triadic#AB209A, #9AAB20

Split complementary#AB2054, #AB7620

Tetradic#7720AB, #AB3120, #55AB20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A8E6EF

Lighter +30%#7DDAE7

Lighter +20%#52CEDF

Lighter +10%#28C1D6

Darker −10%#187380

Darker −20%#104D55

Darker −30%#08262A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#07ADC4

Less saturated −25%#398792

Channel breakdown

R32

G154

B171

Red32 (12.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue187.34°

Saturation (HSL)68.47%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 9A · B AB

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