What color is #01554F?

#01554F is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cape Verde?

The RGB value is 1, 85, 79: 1 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cape Verde?

The complementary color is #550107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cape Verde color: hex code #01554F

#01554F rgb(1, 85, 79)

Shades of teal

Cape Verde has the hex code #01554F. It is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (1, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 98% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

Cape Verde (#01554F) color codes

HEX	`#01554F`
RGB	`rgb(1, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 98%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 99%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.96, -23.57, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.96, 23.74, 186.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.672, 7.067, 8.514)`
Decimal	`87375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cape Verde, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #01554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #01554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01554f; }
.text { color: #01554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01554f, #013155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #01554F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #01554F?: #01554F is a very dark, vivid cyan known as Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cape Verde?: The RGB value is 1, 85, 79: 1 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cape Verde?: The complementary color is #550107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.