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#1D5259 closest to Sunken Mystery

#1D5259 is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Sunken Mystery. In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 32.2% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(29, 82, 89)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 51% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. #1D5259 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.74:1.

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Variations of #1D5259

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#1D5259 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#1D5259 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #1D5259 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #424859
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B4F59
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #424F59
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #424859
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3A4C59
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005654
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0C5457
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4B4B4B
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #434D4F

#1D5259 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.74:1 Very good#1D5259 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#1D5259 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#1D5259 in CSS

/* Sunken Mystery */
.color { color: #1D5259; }
.background { background-color: #1D5259; }
.border { border: 1px solid #1D5259; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(29 82 89);
color: hsl(187 51% 23%);
color: oklch(0.407 0.056 207.3);

#1D5259 FAQ

What color is #1D5259?

#1D5259 is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #1D5259?

#1D5259 is rgb(29, 82, 89) in RGB, hsl(187, 51%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 8%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #1D5259?

The complementary color of #1D5259 is #59241D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #1D5259?

White text has the best contrast on #1D5259: 8.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #1D5259 a warm or cool color?

#1D5259 is a cool color.