What color is #134D49?

#134D49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #134D49?

The RGB value is 19, 77, 73: 19 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #134D49?

The complementary color is #4D1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #134D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#134D49 color

#134D49 rgb(19, 77, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #134D49 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 30.2% green and 28.6% blue (19, 77, 73).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 60% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#134D49 color codes

HEX	`#134D49`
RGB	`rgb(19, 77, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 30.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 60%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 75%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 5%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, -19.24, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 19.47, 188.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.124, 5.927, 7.229)`
Decimal	`1264969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #134D49, 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 #134D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#134D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #134D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #134d49; }
.text { color: #134d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #134d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 77 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #134d49, #13344d); }

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Questions

What color is #134D49?: #134D49 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #134D49?: The RGB value is 19, 77, 73: 19 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #134D49?: The complementary color is #4D1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #134D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.