#1B859D Color

#1B859D is rgb(27, 133, 157) in RGB and hsl(191, 71%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#1B859D

HEX#1B859D

RGBrgb(27, 133, 157)

HSLhsl(191, 71%, 36%)

HSVhsv(191, 83%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.096 217.7)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #1B859D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1B859D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#1B859D Complementary#9D331B Analogous#1B9D74 Analogous#1B449D Triadic#9D1B85 Triadic#859D1B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #1B859D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#21A6C4 #36BEDD #5ECBE4 #81D6EA #A8E3F0 #CFF0F7

Shades

#177387 #146476 #105160 #0D434E #0A3039 #072127

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