What color is #1CA9C9?

#1CA9C9 is a moderate cyan known as Pacific Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pacific Blue?

The RGB value is 28, 169, 201: 28 red, 169 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pacific Blue?

The complementary color is #C93C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1CA9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pacific Blue color: hex code #1CA9C9

#1CA9C9 rgb(28, 169, 201)

Shades of teal

Pacific Blue has the hex code #1CA9C9. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 66.3% green and 78.8% blue (28, 169, 201).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 76% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9) color codes

HEX	`#1CA9C9`
RGB	`rgb(28, 169, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 66.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 76%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 86%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, -23.72, -26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 35.36, 227.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.205, 32.837, 60.257)`
Decimal	`1878473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pacific Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1CA9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1CA9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1CA9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1ca9c9; }
.text { color: #1ca9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1ca9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 169 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1ca9c9, #1c52c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

See #1CA9C9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1CA9C9?: #1CA9C9 is a moderate cyan known as Pacific Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pacific Blue?: The RGB value is 28, 169, 201: 28 red, 169 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pacific Blue?: The complementary color is #C93C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1CA9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.