Information about #259C9E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #259C9E reads as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Java (#259797). Nearby in the Register you will also find Celeritas (#299792) and Scooter (#308EA0).
In RGB terms — rgb(37, 156, 158) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #259C9E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#259C9E color variations
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#259C9E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#259C9E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#259C9E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#259C9E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#259C9E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #259C9E color
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Nearest named colors to #259C9E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#259797
#299792
#308EA0
#2599B2
#29A98B
#39909B
#0E9CA5
#20B2AA
#3C9992
#0EA7A5
#0D9494
#29AB87
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#259C9E
- RGB37, 156, 158
- CMYK47, 1, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(37, 156, 158)
- HSL181°, 62%, 38%
- HSL Precise180.992°, 62.051%, 38.235%
- HSV181°, 77%, 62%
- HSB181°, 77%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
- GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.612, 0.620)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.612, 0.620, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.612, 0.620)
- Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID259C9E
- DECIMAL ID2464926
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
