What color is #019790?

#019790 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #019790?

The RGB value is 1, 151, 144: 1 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #019790?

The complementary color is #970108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #019790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#019790 color

#019790 rgb(1, 151, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #019790 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (1, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 99% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#019790 color codes

HEX	`#019790`
RGB	`rgb(1, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 99%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 99%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -34.66, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 35.16, 189.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.111, 24.151, 30.193)`
Decimal	`104336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #019790, 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 #019790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#019790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #019790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #019790; }
.text { color: #019790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #019790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #019790, #015397); }

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Questions

What color is #019790?: #019790 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #019790?: The RGB value is 1, 151, 144: 1 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #019790?: The complementary color is #970108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #019790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.