Information about #185257 color

#185257 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#185257 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 82, 87) — 9.4% red, 32.2% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#185257 is a clearly saturated aqua cyan that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Beatnik (#1F4F54) and Nationalist Blue (#174358).

The recipe behind #185257 is rgb(24, 82, 87), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. 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, #185257 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#185257 color variations

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

#185257 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#185257 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#185257 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#185257 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#185843

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#185257 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
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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
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#583D18
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#581833
#581833

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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
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#18583D
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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
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#581853
#581853

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#535818
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#1D1858
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#581D18
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#535818
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3D1858
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#581D18
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#335818
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Nearest named colors to #185257

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

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Nationalist Blue color link
Nationalist Blue

#174358

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

#185257 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#185257
  • RGB24, 82, 87
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(24, 82, 87)
  • HSL185°, 57%, 22%
  • HSL Precise184.762°, 56.757%, 21.765%
  • HSV185°, 72%, 34%
  • HSB185°, 72%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.322, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.322, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.322, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID185257
  • DECIMAL ID1593943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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