Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9)

The hex code for Pacific Blue is #1CA9C9. It is rgb(28, 169, 201) in RGB, hsl(191, 76%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1CA9C9

HEX#1CA9C9

RGBrgb(28, 169, 201)

HSLhsl(191, 76%, 45%)

HSVhsv(191, 86%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.118 218.6)

LABlab(63.54% -27.71 -26.96)

LCHlch(63.54% 38.66 224.21)

Colors Closest to Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 4.83 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 5.58 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 5.7 Blue-green#0D98BAΔE 6.57 Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 8.43 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.8

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#1CA9C9 Channel Values

How Pacific Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 28 · G 169 · B 201	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 191° · S 76% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 191° · S 86% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pacific Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Pacific Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pacific Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pacific Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Pacific Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1CA9C9

Protanopia#9C9CC9

Protanomaly#7CA1C9

Deuteranopia#8E8ECB

Deuteranomaly#7199CA

Tritanopia#00ADAD

Tritanomaly#00ACB9

Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #1CA9C9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pacific-blue: #1CA9C9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1CA9C9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pacific-blue': '#1CA9C9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.663, blue: 0.788)

Android XML<color name="pacific_blue">#1CA9C9</color>

SVG fillfill="#1CA9C9"

More Teal Colors

Pacific Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1dacd6 1c9c96 1db4a5 1b6a67 1e5162 1affff 1f3333 1aa295 1fffff 197194 205d65 192929 2a4646 3aa8c1 58e4d6 78ddda 99cccc b9dde9 d8ecf3 002a38 007070 00a2ed 00fefc 0e534c

#1CA9C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pacific Blue?

The hex code for Pacific Blue is #1CA9C9. That is rgb(28, 169, 201) in RGB, hsl(191, 76%, 45%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #1CA9C9?

#1CA9C9 is rgb(28, 169, 201) — red 28, green 169, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1CA9C9?

#1CA9C9 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1CA9C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1CA9C9 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1CA9C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1CA9C9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 18.91, which is visibly different.

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