Information about #1A5965 color

#1A5965 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1A5965 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(26, 89, 101) — 10.2% red, 34.9% green, 39.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 5 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#1A5965 presents itself as a confidently colored water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Guru (#154C65) and Caesar (#1B6767).

In RGB terms — rgb(26, 89, 101) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1A5965: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1A5965 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1A5965 color variations

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

#1A5965 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 #1A5965

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

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A5965
  • RGB26, 89, 101
  • CMYK29, 5, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(26, 89, 101)
  • HSL190°, 59%, 25%
  • HSL Precise189.6°, 59.055%, 24.902%
  • HSV190°, 74%, 40%
  • HSB190°, 74%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.349, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.349, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.349, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1A5965
  • DECIMAL ID1726821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01