Recognised as Colour
#1E3137
- #1E3137
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1E3137 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 49, 55 and HSL 194°, 29%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#1E3137#1E3137
HEX#1E3137
RGBrgb(30, 49, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1922, 0.2157
RGB percentages11.8%, 19.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(194.4, 29.4%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 45.5%, 21.6%)
CMYK45.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,978,679
CSS custom property--colour: #1E3137;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E1CEC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37241E
Analogous#1E3731, #1E2537
Triadic#371E31, #31371E
Split complementary#371E25, #37311E
Tetradic#301E37, #37241E, #25371E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G49
B55
Red30 (11.8%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 31 · B 37
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