Information about #1C8AA5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1C8AA5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(28, 138, 165) — 11% red, 54.1% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 11 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #1C8AA5 reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Scooter (#308EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Java (#259797) and Geaux Blue (#1277A3).

The recipe behind #1C8AA5 is rgb(28, 138, 165), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #1C8AA5: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. #1C8AA5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1C8AA5 color variations

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#1C8AA5 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 #1C8AA5

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

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Java color link
Java

#259797

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

#1C8AA5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C8AA5
  • RGB28, 138, 165
  • CMYK54, 11, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(28, 138, 165)
  • HSL192°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise191.825°, 70.984%, 37.843%
  • HSV192°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB192°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.541, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.541, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.541, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1C8AA5
  • DECIMAL ID1870501
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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