What color is #1C5257?

#1C5257 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5257?

The RGB value is 28, 82, 87: 28 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5257?

The complementary color is #57211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5257 color

#1C5257 rgb(28, 82, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C5257 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 32.2% green and 34.1% blue (28, 82, 87).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#1C5257 color codes

HEX	`#1C5257`
RGB	`rgb(28, 82, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 68%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 6%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.74, -15.76, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.74, 17.76, 207.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.216, 6.969, 10.085)`
Decimal	`1856087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5257, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1C5257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1C5257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5257; }
.text { color: #1c5257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 82 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5257, #1c3457); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C5257?: #1C5257 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5257?: The RGB value is 28, 82, 87: 28 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5257?: The complementary color is #57211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.