Information about #1B6460 color

#1B6460 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1B6460 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 100, 96) — 10.6% red, 39.2% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 2 / 61. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1B6460 reads as a confidently colored cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caesar (#1B6767). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Globe (#256761).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(27, 100, 96)), which gives #1B6460 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1B6460: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1B6460 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1B6460 color variations

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

#1B6460 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 #1B6460

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

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B6460
  • RGB27, 100, 96
  • CMYK29, 0, 2, 61
  • CSSrgb(27, 100, 96)
  • HSL177°, 57%, 25%
  • HSL Precise176.712°, 57.48%, 24.902%
  • HSV177°, 73%, 39%
  • HSB177°, 73%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.392, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.392, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.392, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1B6460
  • DECIMAL ID1795168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01