Deep Sea is a medium dark bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Cyan, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Deep Sea effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Deep Sea is #01826B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Deep Sea has 0%% Red, 51% Green, and 42% Blue.
Deep Sea has 169° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 51% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Deep Sea has 169° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 26% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Deep Sea has 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow, and 49% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#01826B |
|
RGB |
(1, 130, 107) |
(0%, 51%, 42%) |
HSV |
(169°, 99, 51) |
(47%, 99%, 51%) |
HSL |
(169°, 97, 26) |
(47%, 97%, 26%) |
CMYK |
(99, 0, 18, 49) |
(99%, 0%, 18%, 49%) |
The natural luminance of Deep Sea is 17%, which is low.
Deep Sea has a higher contrast with white than black.
Deep Sea and black have a 4.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Deep Sea and white have a 4.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
17% |
insufficient (4.4) |
AA (4.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Deep Sea paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Green, 35% Cyan, 49% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
15%
Blue
0%
Cyan
35%
Magenta
0%
Black
49%
White
0%
To mix Deep Sea paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 43% Cyan, 8% Yellow, 49% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
43%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
8%
Black
49%
White
0%
Colors similar to Deep Sea are: Elf Green, Tropical Rain Forest, Pine Green, Teal Green, and Dark Cyan. Elf Green is paler than Deep Sea. Tropical Rain Forest is darker than Deep Sea. Pine Green is more cyan and darker than Deep Sea. Teal Green is darker than Deep Sea. Dark Cyan is more cyan and lighter than Deep Sea.