Recognised as Colour
#249CB1
- #249CB1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#249CB1 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 156, 177 and HSL 189°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#249CB1#249CB1
HEX#249CB1
RGBrgb(36, 156, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.6118, 0.6941
RGB percentages14.1%, 61.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(188.9, 66.2%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 79.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK79.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,399,409
CSS custom property--colour: #249CB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#DB634E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B13924
Analogous#24B180, #2455B1
Triadic#B1249C, #9CB124
Split complementary#B12455, #B18024
Tetradic#8024B1, #B13924, #55B124
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G156
B177
Red36 (14.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue188.94°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 9C · B B1
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