What color is #137270?

#137270 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #137270?

The RGB value is 19, 114, 112: 19 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #137270?

The complementary color is #721315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #137270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#137270 color

#137270 rgb(19, 114, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #137270 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 44.7% green and 43.9% blue (19, 114, 112).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 71% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#137270 color codes

HEX	`#137270`
RGB	`rgb(19, 114, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 44.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 71%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 83%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, -25.84, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 26.62, 193.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.209, 13.342, 17.416)`
Decimal	`1274480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #137270, 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 #137270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#137270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #137270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #137270; }
.text { color: #137270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #137270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 114 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #137270, #134572); }

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Questions

What color is #137270?: #137270 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #137270?: The RGB value is 19, 114, 112: 19 red, 114 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #137270?: The complementary color is #721315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #137270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.