Colour
#1A5551
- #1A5551
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1A5551 is a cyan with RGB values 26, 85, 81 and HSL 176°, 53%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#1A5551#1A5551
HEX#1A5551
RGBrgb(26, 85, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.3333, 0.3176
RGB percentages10.2%, 33.3%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(175.9, 53.2%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 69.4%, 33.3%)
CMYK69.4%, 0%, 4.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,725,777
CSS custom property--colour: #1A5551;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#E5AAAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#551A1E
Analogous#1A5534, #1A3B55
Triadic#511A55, #55511A
Split complementary#551A3B, #55341A
Tetradic#341A55, #551A1E, #3B551A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R26
G85
B81
Red26 (10.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue175.93°
Saturation (HSL)53.15%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1A · G 55 · B 51
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