Recognised as Colour
#1F5259
- #1F5259
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#1F5259 is a cyan with RGB values 31, 82, 89 and HSL 187°, 48%, 24%. 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
#1F5259#1F5259
HEX#1F5259
RGBrgb(31, 82, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1216, 0.3216, 0.349
RGB percentages12.2%, 32.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(187.2, 48.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 65.2%, 34.9%)
CMYK65.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,052,697
CSS custom property--colour: #1F5259;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#E0ADA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59261F
Analogous#1F5943, #1F3559
Triadic#591F52, #52591F
Split complementary#591F35, #59431F
Tetradic#431F59, #59261F, #35591F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R31
G82
B89
Red31 (12.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue187.24°
Saturation (HSL)48.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1F · G 52 · B 59
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