Information about #182B59 color

#182B59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #182B59 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 43, 89) — 9.4% red, 16.9% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 18 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #182B59 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Space Cadet (#1D2951). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Delft Blue (#1F305E) and Tottenham Navy (#132257).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 43, 89) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #182B59 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #182B59 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#182B59 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#182B59 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #182B59

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Space Cadet color link
Space Cadet

#1D2951

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

OSS Blue color link
OSS Blue

#1B2450

Braves Navy color link
Braves Navy

#13274F

Blue Zodiac color link
Blue Zodiac

#13264D

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Blast Off color link
Blast Off

#262857

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#182B59
  • RGB24, 43, 89
  • CMYK25, 18, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(24, 43, 89)
  • HSL222°, 58%, 22%
  • HSL Precise222.462°, 57.522%, 22.157%
  • HSV222°, 73%, 35%
  • HSB222°, 73%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.169, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.169, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.169, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID182B59
  • DECIMAL ID1583961
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01