What color is #1A4F48?

#1A4F48 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4F48?

The RGB value is 26, 79, 72: 26 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4F48?

The complementary color is #4F1A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4F48 color

#1A4F48 rgb(26, 79, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A4F48 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (26, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#1A4F48 color codes

HEX	`#1A4F48`
RGB	`rgb(26, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.11, -19.32, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.11, 19.35, 183.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.391, 6.279, 7.11)`
Decimal	`1724232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4F48, 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 #1A4F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #1A4F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4f48; }
.text { color: #1a4f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4f48, #1a3b4f); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4F48?: #1A4F48 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4F48?: The RGB value is 26, 79, 72: 26 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4F48?: The complementary color is #4F1A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.