What color is #1E8CAB?

#1E8CAB is a moderate cyan known as Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mediterranean Sea?

The RGB value is 30, 140, 171: 30 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mediterranean Sea?

The complementary color is #AB3D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E8CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mediterranean Sea color: hex code #1E8CAB

#1E8CAB rgb(30, 140, 171)

Shades of teal

Mediterranean Sea has the hex code #1E8CAB. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 54.9% green and 67.1% blue (30, 140, 171).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 70% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

Mediterranean Sea (#1E8CAB) color codes

HEX	`#1E8CAB`
RGB	`rgb(30, 140, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 54.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 70%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -18.56, -24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 30.92, 233.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.261, 21.97, 41.851)`
Decimal	`2002091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mediterranean Sea, 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 #1E8CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1E8CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1E8CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e8cab; }
.text { color: #1e8cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e8cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 140 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e8cab, #1e46ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

See #1E8CAB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1E8CAB?: #1E8CAB is a moderate cyan known as Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mediterranean Sea?: The RGB value is 30, 140, 171: 30 red, 140 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mediterranean Sea?: The complementary color is #AB3D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E8CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.