Recognised as Colour

#1D272B

#1D272B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1D272B is a cyan with RGB values 29, 39, 43 and HSL 197°, 19%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1D272B#1D272B

HEX#1D272B

RGBrgb(29, 39, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.1529, 0.1686

RGB percentages11.4%, 15.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(197.1, 19.4%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 32.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK32.6%, 9.3%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,910,571

CSS custom property--colour: #1D272B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.25:1

Contrast with white15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#E2D8D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25262Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#23252Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#192828no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 39 Light slate grey · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B211D

Analogous#1D2B28, #1D202B

Triadic#2B1D27, #272B1D

Split complementary#2B1D20, #2B281D

Tetradic#281D2B, #2B211D, #202B1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7394A1

Lighter +30%#5B7A86

Lighter +20%#465E68

Lighter +10%#324349

Darker −10%#080B0D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#142B34

Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R29

G39

B43

Red29 (11.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)19.44%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1D · G 27 · B 2B

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