Information about #1CACB9 color

#1CACB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #1CACB9 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(28, 172, 185) — 11% red, 67.5% green, 72.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 62 / 5 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1CACB9 reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) and Ball Blue (#21ABCD).

The recipe behind #1CACB9 is rgb(28, 172, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #1CACB9: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #1CACB9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1CACB9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1CACB9 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 #1CACB9

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

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1CACB9
  • RGB28, 172, 185
  • CMYK62, 5, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(28, 172, 185)
  • HSL185°, 74%, 42%
  • HSL Precise184.968°, 73.709%, 41.765%
  • HSV185°, 85%, 73%
  • HSB185°, 85%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.675, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.675, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.675, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1CACB9
  • DECIMAL ID1879225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01