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#1B4E53

#1b4e53 ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b4e53 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 30.59% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.47% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 185.36°, with 50.91% saturation and 21.57% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #53201b

Split complementary

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #531b32
  3. #533c1b

Analogous

  1. #1b533c
  2. #1b4e53
  3. #1b3253

Triadic

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #531b4e
  3. #4e531b

Tetradic

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #201b53
  3. #53201b
  4. #4e531b

Square

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #3c1b53
  3. #53201b
  4. #32531b

Monochromatic

  1. #050e0f
  2. #081819
  3. #1b4e53
  4. #2e848d
  5. #45b7c2

Shades

#1b4e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #18464b
  3. #163e42
  4. #13373a
  5. #102f32
  6. #0e272a
  7. #0b1f21
  8. #081719
  9. #051011
  10. #030808
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b4e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #326064
  3. #497175
  4. #5f8387
  5. #769598
  6. #8da7a9
  7. #a4b8ba
  8. #bbcacb
  9. #d1dcdd
  10. #e8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b4e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b4e53
  2. #255358
  3. #2f585c
  4. #395d61
  5. #436265
  6. #4e676a
  7. #586c6e
  8. #627173
  9. #6c7677
  10. #767b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4a4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484b53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00514f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4c53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344853 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005051 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b4e53 {
  color: #1b4e53;
}
Background
.bg-1b4e53 {
  background-color: #1b4e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b4e53 {
  border: 2px solid #1b4e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b4e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 51% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b4e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b4e53, #1b3253);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b4e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 2.99 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.77 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.77 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.20 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.16 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.15 #e4b1ac Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#1b4e53  rgb(27, 78, 83)  hsl(185, 51%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#53201b  rgb(83, 32, 27)  hsl(5, 51%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#531b4e  rgb(83, 27, 78)  hsl(305, 51%, 22%)  Byzantium
#4e531b  rgb(78, 83, 27)  hsl(65, 51%, 22%)  Army Green