What color is #19AFB3?

#19AFB3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #19AFB3?

The RGB value is 25, 175, 179: 25 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #19AFB3?

The complementary color is #B31D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #19AFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#19AFB3 color

#19AFB3 rgb(25, 175, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #19AFB3 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 68.6% green and 70.2% blue (25, 175, 179).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 75% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#19AFB3 color codes

HEX	`#19AFB3`
RGB	`rgb(25, 175, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 68.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 75%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 86%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, -33.95, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 36.15, 200.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.864, 34.118, 47.967)`
Decimal	`1683379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #19AFB3, 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 #19AFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#19AFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	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 #19AFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #19afb3; }
.text { color: #19afb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19afb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 175 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #19afb3, #1962b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #19AFB3?: #19AFB3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #19AFB3?: The RGB value is 25, 175, 179: 25 red, 175 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #19AFB3?: The complementary color is #B31D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #19AFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.