What color is #01697A?

#01697A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Teal With It?

The RGB value is 1, 105, 122: 1 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Teal With It?

The complementary color is #7A1201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01697A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Teal With It color: hex code #01697A

#01697A rgb(1, 105, 122)

Shades of teal

Teal With It has the hex code #01697A. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 41.2% green and 47.8% blue (1, 105, 122).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

Teal With It (#01697A) color codes

HEX	`#01697A`
RGB	`rgb(1, 105, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 41.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 98%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 99%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 14%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.43, -18.99, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.43, 25.31, 221.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.575, 11.514, 20.179)`
Decimal	`92538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Teal With It, 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 #01697A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#01697A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	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 #01697A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01697a; }
.text { color: #01697a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01697a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 105 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01697a, #012c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

See #01697A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #01697A?: #01697A is a dark, vivid cyan known as Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Teal With It?: The RGB value is 1, 105, 122: 1 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Teal With It?: The complementary color is #7A1201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01697A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.