Recognised as Colour
#1B4539
- #1B4539
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1B4539 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 69, 57 and HSL 163°, 44%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#1B4539#1B4539
HEX#1B4539
RGBrgb(27, 69, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.2706, 0.2235
RGB percentages10.6%, 27.1%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(162.9, 43.7%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 60.9%, 27.1%)
CMYK60.9%, 0%, 17.4%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,787,193
CSS custom property--colour: #1B4539;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#E4BAC6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#451B27
Analogous#1B4524, #1B3C45
Triadic#391B45, #45391B
Split complementary#451B3C, #45241B
Tetradic#241B45, #451B27, #3C451B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G69
B57
Red27 (10.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G 45 · B 39
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