Recognised as Colour
#1E5161
- #1E5161
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1E5161 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 81, 97 and HSL 194°, 53%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#1E5161#1E5161
HEX#1E5161
RGBrgb(30, 81, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.3176, 0.3804
RGB percentages11.8%, 31.8%, 38%
HSLhsl(194.3, 52.8%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 69.1%, 38%)
CMYK69.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,986,913
CSS custom property--colour: #1E5161;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#E1AE9E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#612E1E
Analogous#1E6150, #1E2F61
Triadic#611E51, #51611E
Split complementary#611E2F, #61501E
Tetradic#501E61, #612E1E, #2F611E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G81
B97
Red30 (11.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue194.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.76%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 51 · B 61
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