Information about #014C56 color

#014C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#014C56 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 76, 86) — 0.4% red, 29.8% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 4 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #014C56 reads as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Midnight Green (#004953). Slightly further away sit Deep South (#004853) and St Kilda (#004559).

The recipe behind #014C56 is rgb(1, 76, 86), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #014C56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#014C56 color variations

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

#014C56 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 #014C56

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#014C56
  • RGB1, 76, 86
  • CMYK33, 4, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(1, 76, 86)
  • HSL187°, 98%, 17%
  • HSL Precise187.059°, 97.701%, 17.059%
  • HSV187°, 99%, 34%
  • HSB187°, 99%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.298, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.298, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.298, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID014C56
  • DECIMAL ID85078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01