Information about #1C899B color

#1C899B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1C899B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(28, 137, 155) — 11% red, 53.7% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 7 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1C899B reads as a vivid, lively cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Java (#259797). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494) and Celeritas (#299792).

In RGB terms — rgb(28, 137, 155) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #1C899B: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. No one has named #1C899B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1C899B color variations

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#1C899B 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 #1C899B

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

Java color link
Java

#259797

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

#1C899B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C899B
  • RGB28, 137, 155
  • CMYK50, 7, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(28, 137, 155)
  • HSL189°, 69%, 36%
  • HSL Precise188.504°, 69.399%, 35.882%
  • HSV189°, 82%, 61%
  • HSB189°, 82%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.537, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.537, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.537, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1C899B
  • DECIMAL ID1870235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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