#1B596C#1B596C
#1B596C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.069 H 222.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B596C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 89, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 60%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 75%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.92, -12.64, -16.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.92, 20.82, 232.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.38% -0.0507 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.38% 0.069 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7300, 8.4597, 15.4626) |
| Luminance | 0.0846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.73
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 7.94
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 8.71
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 8.92
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 9.00
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B596C #6C2E1B
analogous
#1B6C57 #1B596C #1B316C
triadic
#1B596C #6C1B59 #596C1B
tetradic
#1B596C #571B6C #6C2E1B #316C1B
square
#1B596C #571B6C #6C2E1B #316C1B
split-complementary
#1B596C #6C1B31 #6C571B
monochromatic
#061418 #0F313B #1B596C #27819D #35A9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#1B596C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#1B596C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B596C
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B596C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B596C | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E576D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#434F6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b596c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 89, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.069 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#648896',
500: '#1b596c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b596c; $custom-light: #648896; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b596c",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 89,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.074,
"s": 60,
"l": 26.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43382,
"c": 0.06865,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.0846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B596C
secondary
#A15842
accent
#6A45E3
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#EBEFF2
border
#C6CACC
text
#060B0D
muted
#7A7C7E