Recognised as Colour
#1B6256
- #1B6256
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#1B6256 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 98, 86 and HSL 170°, 57%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#1B6256#1B6256
HEX#1B6256
RGBrgb(27, 98, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.3843, 0.3373
RGB percentages10.6%, 38.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(169.9, 56.8%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 72.4%, 38.4%)
CMYK72.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,794,646
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6256;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#E49DA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#621B27
Analogous#1B6233, #1B4A62
Triadic#561B62, #62561B
Split complementary#621B4A, #62331B
Tetradic#331B62, #621B27, #4B621B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G98
B86
Red27 (10.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue169.86°
Saturation (HSL)56.8%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G 62 · B 56
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