#1B5957 Hex Color

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Hex color #1b5957 graphic
#1b5957 is a hex color. It can be described as dark, dim, gloomy, dull, shady, ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #1b5957.

Questions about #1b5957

What is #1b5957 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #1b5957 is rgb(27, 89, 87), in HSL hsl(178, 53%, 23%) and in CMYK 70%, 0%, 2%, 65%.
Is #1b5957 readable on white or black?
#1b5957 has a 8.03:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.61:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.