What color is #13BACA?

#13BACA is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13BACA?

The RGB value is 19, 186, 202: 19 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13BACA?

The complementary color is #CA2313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13BACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13BACA color

#13BACA rgb(19, 186, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #13BACA is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (19, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 83% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#13BACA color codes

HEX	`#13BACA`
RGB	`rgb(19, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 83%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 91%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -32.32, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 37.49, 210.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.483, 39.517, 61.992)`
Decimal	`1293002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13BACA, 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 #13BACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#13BACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #13BACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13baca; }
.text { color: #13baca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13baca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13baca, #135eca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #13BACA?: #13BACA is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13BACA?: The RGB value is 19, 186, 202: 19 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13BACA?: The complementary color is #CA2313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13BACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.