What color is #1B504E?

#1B504E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B504E?

The RGB value is 27, 80, 78: 27 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B504E?

The complementary color is #501B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B504E color

#1B504E rgb(27, 80, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B504E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (27, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#1B504E color codes

HEX	`#1B504E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, -17.78, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 18.23, 192.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.695, 6.52, 8.217)`
Decimal	`1790030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B504E, 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 #1B504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #1B504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b504e; }
.text { color: #1b504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b504e, #1b3750); }

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Questions

What color is #1B504E?: #1B504E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B504E?: The RGB value is 27, 80, 78: 27 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B504E?: The complementary color is #501B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.