Colour
#1E595A
- #1E595A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1E595A is a cyan with RGB values 30, 89, 90 and HSL 181°, 50%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#1E595A#1E595A
HEX#1E595A
RGBrgb(30, 89, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.349, 0.3529
RGB percentages11.8%, 34.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(181, 50%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181, 66.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK66.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,988,954
CSS custom property--colour: #1E595A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#E1A6A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A1F1E
Analogous#1E5A3D, #1E3B5A
Triadic#5A1E59, #595A1E
Split complementary#5A1E3B, #5A3D1E
Tetradic#3D1E5A, #5A1F1E, #3B5A1E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G89
B90
Red30 (11.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue181°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 59 · B 5A
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