Recognised as Colour
#299AAE
- #299AAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#299AAE is a cyan with RGB values 41, 154, 174 and HSL 189°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#299AAE#299AAE
HEX#299AAE
RGBrgb(41, 154, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.6039, 0.6824
RGB percentages16.1%, 60.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(189, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK76.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,726,574
CSS custom property--colour: #299AAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D66551
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE3D29
Analogous#29AE80, #2957AE
Triadic#AE299A, #9AAE29
Split complementary#AE2957, #AE8029
Tetradic#8029AE, #AE3D29, #57AE29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G154
B174
Red41 (16.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue189.02°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 9A · B AE
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