Information about #1D5A5E color

#1D5A5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1D5A5E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(29, 90, 94) — 11.4% red, 35.3% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #1D5A5E reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Retro (#1B5256). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Dark Arctic Blue (#275359).

The recipe behind #1D5A5E is rgb(29, 90, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1D5A5E: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #1D5A5E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1D5A5E color variations

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

#1D5A5E 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 #1D5A5E

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

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1D5A5E
  • RGB29, 90, 94
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(29, 90, 94)
  • HSL184°, 53%, 24%
  • HSL Precise183.692°, 52.846%, 24.118%
  • HSV184°, 69%, 37%
  • HSB184°, 69%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.114, 0.353, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.114, 0.353, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.114, 0.353, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1D5A5E
  • DECIMAL ID1923678
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01