#1b718c

Color #1b718c

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.15 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#1b718c

RGB

rgb(27, 113, 140)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 67.7%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 80.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(44.14, -14.91, -21.82)

LCH

lch(44.14, 26.43, 235.65)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0878, 224.22)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 10.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c361b

Analogous

#1b8c6e

#1b718c

#1b388c

Triadic

#1b718c

#8c1b71

#718c1b

Split-complementary

#1b718c

#8c1b38

#8c6e1b

Tetradic

#1b718c

#361b8c

#8c361b

#718c1b

Square

#1b718c

#6e1b8c

#8c361b

#388c1b

Shades

Color #1b718c mixed toward black.

#165e75

#124b5d

#0d3846

#09262f

#041317

Tints

Color #1b718c mixed toward white.

#2498bc

#3fb5da

#6fc8e3

#9fdaed

#cfedf6

Tones

Color #1b718c mixed toward gray.

#246c82

#2e6779

#376270

#415d66

#4a585d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f86 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4485 · ΔE 23.5

Tritanopia

#258180 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b718c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b718c]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#1b718c (#1b718c) is rgb(27, 113, 140) in RGB.

No, #1b718c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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