Information about #1C5E63 color

#1C5E63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1C5E63 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(28, 94, 99) — 11% red, 36.9% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 2 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #1C5E63 reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caesar (#1B6767). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Globe (#256761) and Dark Green Blue (#1F6357).

The recipe behind #1C5E63 is rgb(28, 94, 99), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1C5E63: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:61), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1C5E63 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1C5E63 color variations

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#1C5E63 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 #1C5E63

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

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

#1C5E63 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C5E63
  • RGB28, 94, 99
  • CMYK28, 2, 0, 61
  • HSL184°, 56%, 25%
  • HSL Precise184.225°, 55.906%, 24.902%
  • HSV184°, 72%, 39%
  • HSB184°, 72%, 39%
  • HEX ID1C5E63
  • DECIMAL ID1859171
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
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