Information about #1A8C79 color

#1A8C79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1A8C79 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(26, 140, 121) — 10.2% red, 54.9% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 0 / 7 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#1A8C79 is a strongly colored aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soylent Green (#218B76). Slightly further away sit ChaosDragon (#139084) and Elf Green (#1B8A6B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(26, 140, 121)), which gives #1A8C79 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1A8C79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1A8C79 color variations

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#1A8C79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1A8C79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Elf Green color link
Elf Green

#1B8A6B

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Windfall color link
Windfall

#008575

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

#1A8C79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A8C79
  • RGB26, 140, 121
  • CMYK45, 0, 7, 45
  • CSSrgb(26, 140, 121)
  • HSL170°, 69%, 33%
  • HSL Precise170°, 68.675%, 32.549%
  • HSV170°, 81%, 55%
  • HSB170°, 81%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.549, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.549, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.549, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1A8C79
  • DECIMAL ID1739897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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