Recognised as Colour
#1B6257
- #1B6257
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#1B6257 is a cyan with RGB values 27, 98, 87 and HSL 171°, 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
#1B6257#1B6257
HEX#1B6257
RGBrgb(27, 98, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.3843, 0.3412
RGB percentages10.6%, 38.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(170.7, 56.8%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 72.4%, 38.4%)
CMYK72.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,794,647
CSS custom property--colour: #1B6257;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#E49DA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG 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#621B26
Analogous#1B6233, #1B4A62
Triadic#571B62, #62571B
Split complementary#621B4A, #62331B
Tetradic#331B62, #621B26, #4A621B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G98
B87
Red27 (10.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue170.7°
Saturation (HSL)56.8%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G 62 · B 57
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