Recognised as Colour

#2198AD

#2198AD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#2198AD is a cyan with RGB values 33, 152, 173 and HSL 189°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2198AD

RGBrgb(33, 152, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.5961, 0.6784

RGB percentages12.9%, 59.6%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(189, 68%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189, 80.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK80.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,201,773

CSS custom property--colour: #2198AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#DE6752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8893AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7685ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 14 Teal · ΔE 15.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.8 Sky blue · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD3621

Analogous#21AD7C, #2152AD

Triadic#AD2198, #98AD21

Split complementary#AD2152, #AD7C21

Tetradic#7C21AD, #AD3621, #52AD21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABE5EF

Lighter +30%#80D7E7

Lighter +20%#55CADF

Lighter +10%#2BBDD6

Darker −10%#197282

Darker −20%#114D57

Darker −30%#08272D

Darker −40%#000102

More saturated +25%#07AAC7

Less saturated −25%#3B8693

Channel breakdown

R33

G152

B173

Red33 (12.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue189°

Saturation (HSL)67.96%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 98 · B AD

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