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#1B4856

#1b4856 ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b4856 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 28.24% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.6% cyan, 16.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.24°, with 52.21% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #1b4856
  2. #56291b

Split complementary

  1. #1b4856
  2. #561b2b
  3. #56471b

Analogous

  1. #1b5647
  2. #1b4856
  3. #1b2b56

Triadic

  1. #1b4856
  2. #561b48
  3. #48561b

Tetradic

  1. #1b4856
  2. #291b56
  3. #56291b
  4. #48561b

Square

  1. #1b4856
  2. #471b56
  3. #56291b
  4. #2b561b

Monochromatic

  1. #050d10
  2. #09171c
  3. #1b4856
  4. #2d7990
  5. #45a6c5

Shades

#1b4856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b4856
  2. #18414d
  3. #163a45
  4. #13323c
  5. #102b34
  6. #0e242b
  7. #0b1d22
  8. #08161a
  9. #050e11
  10. #030709
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b4856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b4856
  2. #325a67
  3. #496d78
  4. #5f7f89
  5. #76919a
  6. #8da4ab
  7. #a4b6bb
  8. #bbc8cc
  9. #d1dadd
  10. #e8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b4856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b4856
  2. #254e5a
  3. #2f535e
  4. #395963
  5. #435e67
  6. #4e646b
  7. #586a6f
  8. #626f73
  9. #6c7578
  10. #767a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37454b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #404657 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #344756 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4356 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b4856 {
  color: #1b4856;
}
Background
.bg-1b4856 {
  background-color: #1b4856;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b4856 {
  border: 2px solid #1b4856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b4856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 72 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 52% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b4856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b4856, #1b2b56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b4856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 72 86 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 4.49 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.25 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.36 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.36 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.81 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.24 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.75 #e4b7a9 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#1b4856  rgb(27, 72, 86)  hsl(194, 52%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#56291b  rgb(86, 41, 27)  hsl(14, 52%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#561b48  rgb(86, 27, 72)  hsl(314, 52%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#48561b  rgb(72, 86, 27)  hsl(74, 52%, 22%)  Army Green