Recognised as Colour
#299BB9
- #299BB9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#299BB9 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 155, 185 and HSL 193°, 64%, 44%. 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
#299BB9#299BB9
HEX#299BB9
RGBrgb(41, 155, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.6078, 0.7255
RGB percentages16.1%, 60.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(192.5, 63.7%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 77.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK77.8%, 16.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,726,841
CSS custom property--colour: #299BB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D66446
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B94729
Analogous#29B98F, #2953B9
Triadic#B9299B, #9BB929
Split complementary#B92953, #B98F29
Tetradic#8F29B9, #B94729, #53B929
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G155
B185
Red41 (16.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue192.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.72%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 9B · B B9
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